British Airways cargo plane gets stuck on Chennai airport runway, causes flight diversion and delays

On Monday morning, a British Airways cargo plane got stuck on a runway at Chennai, India airport for over 20 minutes. A Jet Airways flight from Kochi was diverted and two other flight departures were delayed.
The cargo plane got stuck soon after7:48 am when it was forced to make an emergency landing. The landing was necessary after the craft experienced a technical problem. Authorities were forced to close the runway.
According to an airport official, no one was injured and the British Airways cargo jet was towed away. Normal flights were resumed shortly after 8:15 am.
Chennai is the home of Kollywood film industry and is a major center in South India.
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