Aviation authority suspends GoAir pilot who veered off runway onto grass at Bengaluru airport

NEW DELHI: A GoAir aeroplane with reportedly around 180 passengers on board had a major plane scare when their flight veered off the airstrip the runway and into the grass-covered strip of land on one side of the runway earlier on Monday.

The A320 jet had taken off from Nagpur on Monday and was scheduled to land at Bengaluru airport, However, just upon touching down, the flight sped straight off the airstrip and into the unpaved grass patch when the pilot increased engine speed and took off. The plane then circled around the Bengaluru airport, however, could not land due to bad weather conditions, and then proceeded to Hyderabad, where it landed safely.

A passenger, who was on board the flight tweeted a video of their lucky escape.

All passengers were safe and the crew of the plane has been grounded, GoAir said in a statement. In addition, the pilot of the plane, who is an expatriate, was suspended.