New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA has suspended the licence of Jabalpur airport following an incident early this month, in which a herd of wild boars marched onto the runway during the taxiing of a SpiceJet flight causing the pilot to lose control of the aircraft due to which it swing off the runway.

In a related development, Airports Authority of India (AAI), which runs Jabalpur Airport, has suspended three Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs) in connection with the incident, sources said.