New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) A fire near one of the runways atthe Indira Gandhi International Airport today forced at leasttwo flights to abort landing at the last minute, according toofficials.
A patch of grass near runway 27 caught fire this morningaround 11 AM. Airport sources called it a "minor" fire, whichlasted for a few minutes.
However, Vistara's UK 970 arriving from Mumbai andanother Air India plane had to do a go-around because of thefire, officials at the airport said.
A go-around is when a pilot aborts landing at the lastminute, circles the airport and prepares for another approach.
There were no comments from airport sources on whetherfire engines had to be deployed to douse the fire. PTI IAS JCASK.
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