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Air India airplane lands following a missed approach at TIA

Air India airplane lands following a missed approach at TIA

By THT Online

FILE PHOTO: An Air India aircraft takes off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, India, July 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters

KATHMANDU: An aircraft of Air India landed following a missed approach at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on Sunday morning. The airplane, which was on its way to Kathmandu from New Delhi, missed the runway while about to land in Kathmandu and flew some distance before returning to land at TIA. General Manager at TIA Raj Kumar Chhetri confirmed that the Air India aircraft had landed after a missed approach. He, however, said that the procedure was a normal one, applied by pilots to ensure safe landing. The flight scheduled to land at 8:55 am landed at the Kathmandu airport 20 minutes later at 9:15 am.