Fire at Gaya airport delays landing of two flights

March 06, 2015 20:09

A raging fire along the runway at Gaya Airport in Bihar delayed landing of two flights for a couple of hours today following dense smoke and dangerous landing condition, a senior Airport Authorities of India (AAI) official said.

Confirming the fire, Gaya District Magistrate (DM) Sanjay Kumar Agarwal said, "Landing of two flights got delayed. One was Air India's Delhi-Gaya and another was Yangon-Kolkata-Gaya international flight. In fact they were diverted due to the fire, but again called back as the fire was contained. Both have landed now."

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