Bangalore: Narrow escape for passengers as Indigo plane veers off runway
Passengers and crew in an Indigo flight from Delhi to Bangalore had a narrow escape when the Airbus A 320 veered off the runway during landing on Thursday night.
Passengers and crew in an Indigo flight from Delhi to Bangalorehad a narrow escape when the Airbus A 320 veered off the runway during the landing on Thursday night.
According to an Indigo press statement, the flight 6E-125 while landing on runway 27 at the Bengalore airport at 8:10 pm, landed to the right of the center line due the heavy rains
The aircraft veered to the right, struck 5 runway edge lights resulting in deflation of the right main tyres. Fortunately the aircraft was controlled and was taxied off the runway and stopped.
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Indigo Airlines aircraft is seen in this file photo. Reuters[/caption]
According to a report inThe Hindu,"The incident occurred during the peak time for international arrivals." Nearly sixteen domestic flights that were supposed to arrive in Bangalore were diverted to Chennai. The airport was shut for nearly two-to-three hours.
More from BusinessIndigo said that all 110 passengers and six crew on board were safe with no injuries.Indigo has grounded the aircraft for maintenance work and said that the matter has been reported to the DGCA. The safety department of IndiGo and DGCA will inquire further into the incident.
The faulty landing also set Twitter abuzz. Here are some tweets on the Bangalore incident:
Indigo flight 6E125 from DEL to BLR landed and tyres burst it seems and damaged lights on runway and BLR aiport was shut for 2-3 hours
- Varun (@varunkrish) September 12, 2013
#JHDAR Over 100 people on board an Indigo flight from Delhi had a miraculous escape when the aircraft hit ... http://t.co/ohDCD5P7hn #fb
- Javid Hassan Dar (@jhdar) September 12, 2013
IndiGo apologizes for the inconvenience caused to passengers on-board flight #6E-125 due to heavy rains. Happy to report everyone is safe.
- IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) September 12, 2013
Major disruption in air ops after #indigo flight hits runway light at #Bangalore airport leading to runway closure for 2 hrs. @th_bangalore
- Srinivas Reddy K (@KSriniReddy) September 12, 2013
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