Alliance Air overshoots runway at Shirdi, all passengers safe

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : May 21 2018 | 6:45 PM IST

As many as 70 passengers on board an Alliance Air flight had a narrow escape after the ATR aircraft carrying them from Mumbai overshot the runway by 50 meters during landing at the Shirdi airport today.

All the passengers are safe and there is no damage to aircraft too, an Air India official said. Alliance Air is the regional arm of the national carrier Air India.

"At round 5.29pm, the Alliance Air flight arriving from Mumbai overshot the runway by 50 meters during landing at the Shirdi airport," the official said.

There were 70 passengers on board the ATR aircraft," he said adding, "airline will probe the causes of the incident."

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First Published: May 21 2018 | 6:45 PM IST

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