Passengers travelling on South African Airlines to Johannesburg had to face a lot of inconvenience after a tyre of the aircraft burst while taxing towards the runway minutes before take-off at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Aiport in the wee hours of Thursday.
Sources said the incident happened on flight SA285 around 1.35am, when they heard a huge blast while the plane was on its way to the runway.
"There was a big blast moments after the airplane started moving towards the runway. We were told that one of the tyres had gotten punctured. We thanked our stars that it didn't happen while it was on the runway for take-off," said Dr Narendra Shah, eye surgeon from Bombay Hospital, and one of the passengers.
According to Shah, the officials were struggling to arrange for a new tyre as they didn't have a spare one. "We were seated in the plane while the officials struggled to get spare tyres.
11/07/14 Daily News & Analysis
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Sources said the incident happened on flight SA285 around 1.35am, when they heard a huge blast while the plane was on its way to the runway.
"There was a big blast moments after the airplane started moving towards the runway. We were told that one of the tyres had gotten punctured. We thanked our stars that it didn't happen while it was on the runway for take-off," said Dr Narendra Shah, eye surgeon from Bombay Hospital, and one of the passengers.
According to Shah, the officials were struggling to arrange for a new tyre as they didn't have a spare one. "We were seated in the plane while the officials struggled to get spare tyres.
11/07/14 Daily News & Analysis
