The airlines have been advised by way of an Air Safety Circular yesterday on precautions to be taken by air operators while planning operations during monsoons,” according to the advisory. “We have also instructed heads of flight safety of the airlines to include in their safety briefings to pilots, an express instruction to refrain from landing with unstabilised approach while experiencing adverse weather conditions and initiate a go-around. As safety cannot be compromised at any cost, all concerned are requested to strictly comply with the instructions. On Sunday, an Air India Express flight veered off a taxiway in Mangalore and in Surat, a SpiceJet plane overshot the runway. A pilot of another private airline said there were several factors they had to take into account before landing amidst heavy rain.

Source: The Telegraph July 03, 2019 21:20 UTC