NEW DELHI, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- An aircraft belonging to the private airline IndiGo suffered a tail strike amid rough weather conditions on Saturday at the international airport in the Indian city Mumbai and landed safely in a second attempt.
A spokesperson of the airline said that the Bangkok-Mumbai flight, after suffering from a tail strike in the first attempt, safely landed at around 3:00 a.m. local time.
On Aug. 16, an IndiGo Airbus A321 aircraft tail touched the runway while executing a low-altitude go-around due to unfavourable weather conditions in Mumbai. Thereafter, the aircraft carried out another approach and landed safely, said the spokesperson.
There were over 200 passengers on the aircraft when the incident occurred. No human injuries were reported, though the aircraft suffered from minor damage. ■