Tuesday trauma: Disasters averted at IGI, Goa airports
In the Goa aiport incident, the flight skidded off the runway and in the Delhi incident two flights almost collided with each other.
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Jet Airways flight skids off runway at Goa airport
Two major mishaps were averted earlier today, one in the national capital’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport and the other in Goa. An Indigo and a SpiceJet aircraft came face-to-face on the runway in Delhi while in Goa, a Jet Airways flight veered off the runway, injuring 15 passengers.
"An Indigo flight 6C-729, which was coming from Lucknow to Delhi with 176 passengers on board, post landing on the taxi way saw a SpiceJet aircraft in front of it," Indigo spokesperson Ajay Jesra told IANS.
"The incident occurred on Tuesday morning and the matter has been reported to Air Traffic Control (ATC) and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)," Jesra said.
According to officials, the DGCA has ordered a probe into the incident.
The Goa aiport incident took place at around 5 am. Flight 9W 2374 which had arrived from Dubai and was bound for Mumbai, was about to take off when it skidded off the runway.
When the evacuation was on, the aircraft tilted forward, an eyewitness said, triggering panic among passengers. Navy sources said 15 people suffered "minor injuries and fractures" in the process.
"Few guests have sustained minor injuries during the evacuation process and medical assistance is being coordinated by the Jet Airways team and the airport authorities," the airlines said in a statement.
Besides 154 passengers, there were 7 crew members on board.
The airport has been closed for operations till 12.30 pm for all flight operations, airport sources said.
"When people were getting down the plane, it suddenly tilted forward triggering panic and chaos," a passenger told reporters at Chicalim cottage hospital in Vasco.
"An Indigo flight 6C-729, which was coming from Lucknow to Delhi with 176 passengers on board, post landing on the taxi way saw a SpiceJet aircraft in front of it," Indigo spokesperson Ajay Jesra told IANS.
"The incident occurred on Tuesday morning and the matter has been reported to Air Traffic Control (ATC) and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)," Jesra said.
According to officials, the DGCA has ordered a probe into the incident.
The Goa aiport incident took place at around 5 am. Flight 9W 2374 which had arrived from Dubai and was bound for Mumbai, was about to take off when it skidded off the runway.
When the evacuation was on, the aircraft tilted forward, an eyewitness said, triggering panic among passengers. Navy sources said 15 people suffered "minor injuries and fractures" in the process.
"Few guests have sustained minor injuries during the evacuation process and medical assistance is being coordinated by the Jet Airways team and the airport authorities," the airlines said in a statement.
Besides 154 passengers, there were 7 crew members on board.
The airport has been closed for operations till 12.30 pm for all flight operations, airport sources said.
"When people were getting down the plane, it suddenly tilted forward triggering panic and chaos," a passenger told reporters at Chicalim cottage hospital in Vasco.
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