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Jet blast from SpiceJet aircraft shatters Indigo's passenger bus, injures five

The jet blast from the aircraft broke the right front window glass of the coach.

|Jul 08, 2017, 12:54:24 IST

A Jet blast from a SpiceJet flight taxing to terminal shattered glass of an Indigo passenger bus and injuring five passengers who were seated in the bus.[caption id="attachment_2451694" align="alignleft" width="380"]

Representational image. Reuters[/caption]The right front window of the bus broke from the impact of the blast, said the Indigo spokesperson said.The incident took place on Friday evening when the Delhi-Mumbai bound IndiGo flight was preparing for take-off and passengers were being transferred.The incidence is being probed by aviation watchdog, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).IndiGo Coach number 34 was parked at Bay 17 today at 16:50 hours for boarding of passengers on flight 6E-191 enroute Delhi-Mumbai. At the same time, an arriving aircraft of Spicejet SG-253 took a to park at the allocated bay. The jet blast from the aircraft broke the right front window glassof the coach," IndiGo has said in a statement.A response from SpiceJet is awaited. PTI

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