Narrow escape for JetLite passengers

Mumbai : Passengers of a JetLite Lucknow-Mumbai flight had a narrow escape when a tyre of the plane burst while landing at Mumbai airport on Thursday evening, officials said.
"All passengers and crew aboard the S2666 Lucknow-Mumbai flight are safe and we are still awaiting details of this incident," an airline official told reporters.
"One of the four tyres of the aircraft deflated on landing on the runaway of Mumbai airport. All passengers have been deplaned and are safe," the official added.
A similar Incident occured in Austria on 28th April 2010 when its foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger had a narrow escape as two tyres of a plane he was on burst during the start procedure,neither Spindelegger nor any of his team were injured in the incident which occurred at the an airport in Czech capital Prague Airport .Experienced pilot Heinz Bleiweiss immediately abandoned the starting process after two tyres of the Dornier jet burst.
29/04/10 Samay Live

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Categories: Airports Apr 2010, Jetlite Apr 2010, Safety Apr 2010