Mumbai airport runway reopens after four days

Mumbai, Sep 5 (PTI) After remaining shut for four days,
the main runway of the western Indian city Mumbai airport was
reopened on Monday after a team of engineers towed away a
Turkish Airways' Airbus 340 aircraft, which got stuck in the
mud when it skidded off the
tarmac, airport officials said.
"The Turkish Airways' plane TK-740 was towed away at 1:17
am," the airport spokesperson told PTI, adding that the runway
has been "handed over" to ATC at 6:51 am (IST) for operation.
The plane was taken to the Air India hanger for repair.
The Airbus was grounded off the main runway around 150 m
from rapid exit taxiway N8. A combined team of engineers from
Larsen and Toubro, MIAL (Mumbai International Airport Private
Limited), Air India as well as Turkish Airlines were working
together with 200 labourers in shifts since Friday.
Due to closure of the runway several fights were
cancelled and many were diverted.