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FORCED LANDING: A file photo of the Mumbai airport, where a US aircraft was asked to land.

FORCED LANDING: A file photo of the Mumbai airport, where a US aircraft was asked to land.

Crew questioned; US plane permitted to leave

The US-chartered Russian-make aircraft, AN-124-100, which was ordered to land in Mumbai late on Friday after it violated Indian air space, was cleared by the intelligence and security agencies and given the green signal to leave Saturday afternoon, airport sources said. The aircraft was to proceed on its journey around 1630 hrs IST on Saturday, according to the sources.

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