An Air India plane with 140 people on board today skidded off the runway shortly after landing at Bagdogra airport in Darjeeling district, airport sources said.
All passengers and crew members on board are safe and there is no significant damage to the aircraft, an airline official said.
The Delhi-Bagdogra flight 880 landed at 2.15 PM but while taking a turn during taxiing one of its rear wheels veered off the tarmac and was stuck in the soft mud in a field beside the runway, the sources said.
The passengers and crew members have alighted but the plane is still stuck there.
However, normal traffic was not affected due to the incident, the sources said.
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