India, April 18 -- Flight operations at Pune airport resumed on Saturday after a late-night Indian Air Force aircraft incident led to an over 11-hour suspension of services and heavy flight disruptions.

The disruption began around 10:25 pm on Friday when an IAF aircraft experienced a landing gear failure during touchdown. It led to a "hard landing" that left the aircraft stranded on the runway.

A minor fire broke out but was quickly brought under control, and all crew members were reported safe. The blocked runway forced a temporary shutdown of operations at Pune Airport.

Authorities issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) and diverted multiple incoming flights to airports including Goa, Chennai, Surat, Coimbatore and Navi Mumbai.

Several d...