Navy jet’s tyre bursts, Dabolim runway shut for an hour

Vasco: Air traffic at Goa's Dabolim airport was disrupted for nearly an hour on Monday evening after a tyre of an Indian Navy Sea Harrier jet burst.
The tyre of the Sea Harrier burst on landing throwing air traffic out of gear for nearly an hour, an official said.
The Dabolim runway was closed from 4.30pm to 5.30 pm.
"As the evening slot is very crucial for domestic as well international fights many of them had to be delayed," sources said. Each of the flights were delayed for around 25 to 40 minutes. Only one domestic flight was diverted to Mumbai airport. A Jetlite flight which arrived from Bangalore was stuck on the runway for 15 minutes.
24/01/12 Times of India.

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Categories: airports Jan 2012