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Eight Flights Diverted as IAF Incident Halts Pune Airport Operations
17 Apr
Summary
- An IAF aircraft incident caused Pune airport's runway to become unavailable.
- At least eight incoming flights were diverted to other cities.
- All aircrew involved in the incident were reported safe.
Late on Thursday night, an incident involving an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft led to the temporary closure of Pune International Airport's runway.
The IAF confirmed the runway's unavailability shortly after the incident, assuring that the aircrew involved were safe and no damage occurred to civilian property. The focus is now on restoring the runway to operational status.
