Kamal Ghorui
NEW DELHI: An incident involving an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft on the Pune runway on Friday has temporarily halted operations at the airport. The IAF, has however, clarified that the air crew is safe.In a post on social media platform X, the IAF said, “Pune runway is temporarily unavailable due to an incident involving an IAF aircraft. The aircrew are safe, and there is no damage to civil property. Efforts are under way to operationalise the runway and resume normal operations at the earliest.”Details of the incident were not immediately available. However, standard safety protocols were initiated following the incident to ensure there was no risk to personnel or infrastructure. Airport authorities are coordinating with the IAF to restore runway operations at the earliest.Pune airport, which serves both civil and military operations, is among the key aviation hubs in Maharashtra. Any disruption in runway availability typically affects multiple arrivals and departures during peak hours.
