Tragedy averted: Air India flight aborts landing due to unstable approach
New Delhi, May 1: A major tragedy was averted at Kathmandu airport as an Air India aircraft took off from Delhi to Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) and the pilots aborted landing due to a wrong approach at the airport.
India's aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has been informed with a detailed incident report.
"It was a go-around due to an unestablished approach," DGCA said.
"Immediately after the unstable approach at Kathmandu airport the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) asked the AI pilot to 'go around' and after 20 minutes the flight landed safely," sources said.
According to Air India officials, an AI346 flight route to Singapore was diverted to Malaysia earlier on Saturday due to poor weather and congestion in Singapore.