Unable to land due to bad weather in Mysuru, flight returns to Bengaluru
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Unable to land due to bad weather in Mysuru, flight returns to Bengaluru

May 9, 2022

41 passengers waiting at Mysore Airport to go to Goa stranded

Mysore/Mysuru: Bad weather forced a Mysuru-bound plane from Hyderabad to land at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru instead of Mysore Airport last evening. The pilot, in coordination with the Air Traffic Control, decided it would be unsafe to land in Mysuru.

Consequently, the passengers waiting at the Mysore Airport in Mandakalli to fly to Goa were stranded and were forced to return home. The Alliance Air flight was supposed to land at Mysore Airport at 3.25 pm and it was scheduled to take 41 passengers to Goa. It was flight AI 9881 from Hyderabad that was to land in Mysuru and then take off to Goa.

But the plane did not land at the Mysore Airport causing passenger inconvenience. Airport Director R. Manjunath told Star of Mysore this morning that the flight had entered the Mysuru airspace but was unable to land due to inclement weather. “The pilot, after trying to land a couple of times, was unable to land due to bad weather and cross-wind. Even if the plane would have made a landing attempt, there were chances of it veering off the runway due to cross-wind,” he said.

The bad weather conditions were communicated to the ATC and the pilot took a call not to land in Mysore Airport. Instead, the pilot chose to land in Bengaluru Airport. “The decision was taken in the interest of passenger safety. More than inconvenience, safety is paramount and that is why this decision was taken,” Manjunath said.

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The 45 passengers who were to land in Mysuru from Hyderabad returned to Mysuru by road from Bengaluru. “Such incidents are common if the weather is unfavourable. The cross-wind scenario disrupted the landing and it is completely the pilot’s call,” he added.

However, some passengers complained that they were made to wait at the Mysore Airport till late in the night and they obliged as the Airport staff repeatedly assured them that the flight would make a landing and they could fly to Goa.

“A healthy passenger communication is important. If at all there was inclement weather, the Airport staff could have told us the same instead of making us wait for long hours. We waited for the flight till late in the night and finally we were told that the flight has been cancelled,” a passenger told SOM on condition of anonymity. 

7 COMMENTS ON THIS POST To “Unable to land due to bad weather in Mysuru, flight returns to Bengaluru”

  1. Aiyer says:

    Mysore Yday didn’t even have shower or rains. Bad weather? We have seen flight landing even in rains
    Something wrong in the decision

  2. Aiyer VLV says:

    I’m in Mysore. We didn’t have even showers or drizzles YDay. I have seen plane landing even in rains
    Something is wrong in decision not to land or date of the incident

  3. Ravi says:

    I was in that hyd-mys flight which supposed to land in Mysore. We could see the runway also. But the wind was too much and as the pilot attempted to land we felt too much turbulence and we were nearly thrown out of our seats and in few seconds the pilot had to raise altitude. 3 attempts to land were made from different directions but wind was too much. As the fuel levels were coming down they decided to land at bangalore. Most passengers took flybus to mysore.

  4. koppal boregowda says:

    Hey @Ravi and other s
    Take the express train. ,instead. learn your lesson., dimwits.

  5. Who let the dogs out? says:

    WebMD Magazine says
    “Everyone gets riled up when rabid strays act unpredictable, illogical and dangerous which is a nuisance to people and society.
    Katherine Miller, PhD, says “Dogs respond to perceived threats to their body, territory, or resources such as food or toys.”
    But if every single instance sends the strays into a fit of barking, growling, snapping and attacking that happens here for the readers, then some serious behavior therapy may be in order”

  6. ARSHAD HUSSAIN says:

    During heavy rain the planes can land but Cross winds in airports are so dangerous for landing.if the planes lands also it veered of the runway.so for the safety of passengers the pilots has taken this descion to land in Bangalore.

  7. Ramesh m r says:

    Good decision by the pilot even if inconvenience is caused.
    Due to wrong decisions worst occurred in the past.
    Thank god and pilot

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