There was a huge commotion in the Goa to Mumbai Indigo flight after the pilot failed to land twice in Mumbai by almost reaching the runway on Sunday afternoon. The passengers panicked when the pilot did not give any confirmation as they were flown to Vadodara and were later brought back in evening.

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The Goa to Mumbai flight (6E) 438 scheduled at 1.55pm and was to arrive at the domestic airport in Mumbai at 3.10pm which got delayed by 10 minutes. When the pilot reached the runway, he was unable to land and made a runaround when the announcement was made for the passengers. The second attempt failed too and they f as no announcement was made as they dlown to Vadodara.

“The first time the landing was very close and we were just around 40 meters from the touchdown but the pilot did not land and again took off”, said Dinesh Chauhan, the passenger from the Indigo flight and a Chembur resident.

“The second time the pilot tried but still he could not land and they finally decided to fly to Vadodara and informed us that it was the safe landing”, said Chauhan.

The passengers were given refreshments as everybody panicked and were sent back to Mumbai and everybody reached at 6 pm.

“We panicked as we were not informed as to what was going on and everybody rejoiced and clapped as soon as we landed at Vadodara and soon we were able to inform our family members about the sudden changes”, said a female passenger from the flight.

“We could see kids and their mothers alongwith senior citizens panicking and crying when the cabin crew tried to control the commotion in the flight and were later given the information that the ATC did not give them a clearance as the first flight was bird hit”, said the woman.

The spokesperson from Indigo, said,”There were birds on the runway and it was not feasible for the pilots to land so the flight was taken to Vadodara.”