Pilots of a Jet Airways Doha-Cochin flight made a “blind landing” in Thiruvananthapuram on August 17 last year, risking the lives of 150 passengers and crew, as bad weather prevented them from seeing the runway, an investigation found. They could have diverted the flight to a safe airport, instead of attempting to land in bad weather, an official said. Had the pilots gone for another go-around, the plane would have crashed because there was not enough fuel left, officials said. With just 1,324kg fuel left, they declared “May Day”. But the captain continued the approach, ignoring all warnings and no visual contact of the runway, to finally land on the seventh attempt.

Source: Hindustan Times October 23, 2016 14:37 UTC