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Boeing plane overshoots runway, disrupts airport's operations

Posted On: Jul. 2, 2019 6:01 AM CST

A SpiceJet Boeing 737-800 airplane is seen after it overshot the runway while landing due to heavy rains.

A Boeing 737-800 airplane overshot its mark while landing at Mumbai airport in India amid heavy rains, forcing authorities to close the main runway and cancel 52 flights on July 2, NDTV News reported citing sources. The authorities diverted 55 flights to other airports in the country. A spokesman for India-based airline SpiceJet Ltd. said that the flight was carrying 167 passengers and crew on board and the mishap did not cause any injuries, the sources said.

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