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No flights were diverted,” said an airport official adding that a detailed investigation is being carried out by DGCA. The debris were immediately removed and the runway was made operational at 3.38am. Kochi: A Qatar Airways flight swayed about 20 metre from the runway during its landing at Cochin International Airport at around 2.20am on Friday due to bad weather conditions.The flight QR 516 flying from Doha to Kochi with around 306 passengers on board, was in the final stage of landing when the incident took place.According to airport officials, the weather conditions were acceptable when the aircraft approached the airport and started landing procedures. However, right before the final stage of landing, there was an adverse weather build-up due to which the flight landed off-centered from the runway.“Later observation revealed that there was a sudden weather build-up almost on the runway, with heavy rain and crosswinds, causing the aircraft to touch down a few meters off the pre-designated central line,” said airport official.The flight had landed 20 metre to the right of the center line and had damaged around 12 lights fitted on the edge of the runway.“The pilot could manage to correct the deviation and the aircraft was brought back to the central line of the runway and then to the parking stand..