All the navigational aids and lights in the airport were turned off. So that even if they wanted to land the plane, it would be exceedingly difficult without lights. But Capt Sharan was under so much pressure from the hijackers, He couldn’t care whether the runway was visible or not. He had to land the plane, no matter where it was.
The place descended slowly, And suddenly, Capt Sharan realised That they were about to crash land on a highway. Seeing this, he made a final request to Pakistan’s ATC. That they will crash land on the highway. If they weren’t allowed to land at the airport. Hearing this, finally, the ATC at Lahore agreed. And this plane landed in Lahore at 8:07 PM. India tells Pakistan’s Airport Officials. To prevent this plane from taking off again.
India planned to send the Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad, G Parthasarathy, to negotiate with the hijackers. At this airport in Pakistan, this plane was finally refueled. And to prevent this plane from taking off once again, Lights were turned off once again, And their commandos surrounded the plane.
