Not In Town | @notintownlive | 02 Sep 2019, 01:42 pm
Goa: The pilot of an AirAsia flight was forced to abort take-off after a stray dog entered the runway at Goa Airport on Sunday, media reports said.
The dog had entered the runway moments before the flight's departure.
The flight took off ultimately an hour after the dog was removed from the runway.
The flight was scheduled to take off at 8:25 am.
Stray dogs had earlier disrupted take-off of several flights at the Goa Airport earlier.
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