Major disaster averted at Tirupati Airport

Tirupati: July 19 (HS) A  major disaster was averted at Tirupati International Airport on Sunday after a fire engine lost control and overturned on the runway just before a flight from Bengaluru was to land. Following this freak mishap, the IndiGo flight from Bengaluru was denied permission to land  and diverted back  to Bangalore.

The incident happened when the fire engine, on the runway for inspection to give clearance for the landing of flights, tilted on its side before overturning. No one was injured in this incident.

Another reported stated that landing permission had been granted but the pilot noticed the fire engine on the runaway and aborted landing.

The authorities launched a probe into the incident.  Negligence on part of the driver of the fire engine was suspected to be the reason for the incident.