Seventy-seven IndiGo passengers had a close shave at Hyderabad airport on Wednesday night as tyres of an aircraft coming in from Tirupati burst on landing.
The mishap led to the closure of the runway, disrupting 31 flights and leaving over 2,000 flyers stranded.
The runway, which was closed at 10.04pm, resumed operations only at 2.22am. While the airport has a second runway, sources said it does not have night landing facility and hence could not be used. In fact, it is only used when the primary runway is under maintenance, said a source.
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