An Air India Express flight from Goa had to abort landing at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) and make a turnaround on Saturday.

According to sources, the flight, which was scheduled to land at 8.10 p.m. at the KIA, was asked by the Air Traffic Control (ATC) to make a turnaround after noticing a foreign object on the runway.

“The ATC officials noticed a foreign object on the runway and asked the pilots of the flight to make a turnaround. After a few minutes the aircraft made a safe landing at the airport,” the sources said.

The officials did not specify whether the foreign object sighted on the runway was an animal.