ÔAirport security goatÕ forces pilot to abandon landing at Kathmandu Airport

An unusual member of Kathmandu International Airport's security team forced a passenger plane to abandon its landing last week. The Bhutan Airlines flight was on its final approach when a goat was spotted on the runway, prompting crew to initiate a go-around, or "goat around", as the Aviation Herald reported. The Airbus A319-100 then ascended out of the narrow Kathmandu valley and entered a hold, while airport staff captured the goat and removed it from the area. The aircraft, which had flown a 70 minute journey from Paro in Bhutan with 68 passengers and eight crew, landed safely 40 minutes after its first attempt. A preliminary investigation found the goat came from the army battalion responsible for airport security. <br/>