A SpiceJet flight carrying 160 passengers veered off the centre line and smashed runway edge lights at Calcutta airport before the pilot managed to steer the aircraft back to path amidst heavy showers and crosswind. The Pune-Calcutta flight, SG-275, a Boeing 737-800 series aircraft, finally reached the parking bay safely but with a scratch on its tyre, said an airport official. Category III-C instrument landing, installed at Calcutta airport, allows planes to land at a minimum visibility of 50 metres. At 2.33pm, the aircraft landed on the main runway of the airport and it was raining heavily. “Also, after the resurfacing work of the main runway last year, the surface has improved and the braking is good.

Source: The Telegraph July 02, 2019 22:21 UTC