As many as 20 flights to and from Bengaluru were diverted after an Indigo aircraft suffered a tyre-burst while landing at Hyderabad airport on Wednesday night.
Operations at Hyderabad Airport were affected between 10:28pm on Wednesday and 2:22am on Thursday.
Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) officials said that ten flights were diverted from Hyderabad to Bengaluru. Four other Hyderabad-bound flights returned to Bengaluru.
The cascading effect led to delays in several flights. BIAL officials said four flights from Bengaluru were diverted to Chennai and one each to Mumbai and Coimbatore.
Sources say operations at Bengaluru airport were affected due to additional traffic.
One common reason for Tyre burst during take off or landing, is the presence of pieces of debris fallen on runway from the immediate previous flight.
Several flights from Hyderabad airport were diverted to nearby airports like Bengaluru and Chennai since the Indigo aircraft was stranded on the runway forcing Rajiv Gandhi International Airport authorities to suspend operations.
The Indigo 7117 carrying 77 passengers took off from Tirupati Airport around 8.55 pm and landed at Hyderabad airport at around 10:25 pm on Wednesday. One of the tyres burst during landing, however, airline officials, clarified that all 73 passengers including an infant were evacuated safely.
(Ians)
