Chennai: Around 125 passengers on board a Muscat-Chennai Oman Air flight had an escape after nose wheel of the aircraft burst while taxiing after landing at Chennai airport on Monday. Nobody was injured in the incident. The aircraft was later towed to the parking bay.
Airport sources said that the flight landed at 6.30am and was taxiing near cargo terminal when a tyre burst and the aircraft was halted. The pilot informed the air traffic control about the incident. Controllers closed the taxi way and alerted the apron from where a pushback vehicle was brought and the aircraft was towed to the parking bay.
26/11/12 Times of India
