Overview
- A video widely shared online showed an IndiGo ATR perform a go‑around on Monday at Navi Mumbai Airport when heavy rain reduced visibility; there were no injuries or damage reported.
- On Tuesday night an Air India Boeing 777 operating as AI816 discontinued its take‑off after air traffic control warned that an Air India Express 737 had not yet vacated the same runway.
- Air India confirmed the crew followed ATC instruction, the wide‑body returned to the bay, underwent mandatory technical checks, and the airline arranged alternative travel for affected passengers.
- The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has moved to investigate the runway conflict and controllers’ sequencing decisions, with authorities set to examine radar playbacks and ATC audio.
- Aviation analysts point to Mumbai’s tight runway intervals, intersecting runway geometry and wet‑runway delays during the monsoon as factors that shrink safety margins and could lead to changes in sequencing rules or wet‑weather restrictions.