Stray dogs force Air India to abort landing in Goa

Panaji: A major tragedy was averted at Goa’s Dabolim International Airport early on Tuesday after an Air India passenger aircraft flying in from Mumbai was forced to abort landing at the last minute because of stray dogs trespassing into the runway, a statement issued by the Indian Navy said. According to the statement, the dogs […]

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Panaji: A major tragedy was averted at Goa's Dabolim International Airport early on Tuesday after an Air India passenger aircraft flying in from Mumbai was forced to abort landing at the last minute because of stray dogs trespassing into the runway, a statement issued by the Indian Navy said.

According to the statement, the dogs were not sighted by the Air Traffic Control staff because it was pitch dark.