Aircraft carrying deputy CM misses landing at Shimla Airport

The aircraft crossed the runway and hit the studs on the edge of the airstrip. The aircraft was carrying over 30 passengers, including Himachal Pradesh's Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri and Director General of Police Atul Verma from Delhi to Shimla

Shimla: An aircraft carrying over 30 passengers, including Himachal Pradesh’s Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri and Director General of Police Atul Verma from Delhi to Shimla, missed the landing spot at Jubbarhatti Airport Monday morning.

According to eyewitnesses, the aircraft crossed the runway and hit the studs on the edge of the airstrip. The flight had taken off from Delhi after routine checks and engineers are inspecting the aircraft to determine if there was a technical glitch, airport authorities said.

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“The runway is small and we cannot deny this fact. As a layman, I can say that while landing, the plane did not touch the ground where it was supposed to and came to the end of the airstrip,” Agnihotri said.