Tailwind and wet runway with inadequate braking action were reported to be the reasons behind the incident.
An Air India Express flight veered off the taxiway after landing and got stuck into soft ground at the Mangalore airport on June 30. All passengers and crew on board the Dubai-Mangalore flight are safe, the airport and the airlines said in separate statements.
According to a statement issued by the Mangalore airport, the Air India Express Dubai to Mangalore plane veered off the taxiway after landing. The aircraft got stuck in the grass, it said.
The operations at the airport are normal and the aircraft will be towed soon.
"AI Express aircraft VT-AYA, operating IX 384, Dubai to Mangalore on June 30, after landing on runway 24 while vacating the runway to the right side, has gone off the taxiway into soft ground," the airlines said.
Tailwind and wet runway with inadequate braking action were reported to be the reasons behind the incident, it said.
All passengers and crew are safe, and they deplaned using a step ladder, it said.India Union Budget 2019: What does Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman have up her sleeve? Click here for top and latest Budget news, views and analyses.
