Surat: Following the grounding of an aircraft due to the stray cattle incident at Surat airport on Thursday evening, the SpiceJet management has indefinitely suspended its flights from Surat.
"Flights from Surat has been indefinitely suspended after one of our aircraft hit a large stray animal on take-off roll this evening," said Spice Jet spokesperson from Bangalore.
More than 170 passengers in the Delhi-bound Spice Jet aircraft had a miraculous escape when the craft was hit by a stray buffalo, when it was taking off from the Surat airport at around 7:25 pm. Airport sources said all the passengers are safe.
He added, "An alternate aircraft was arranged to ferry the passengers to Delhi"
There was utter confusion between the airport authorities and the SpiceJet pilot as to which stray animal hit. However, sources at the Airport said that it was a stray buffalo and that the impact was very heavy.
06/11/14 Melvyn Thomas/Times of India
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"Flights from Surat has been indefinitely suspended after one of our aircraft hit a large stray animal on take-off roll this evening," said Spice Jet spokesperson from Bangalore.
More than 170 passengers in the Delhi-bound Spice Jet aircraft had a miraculous escape when the craft was hit by a stray buffalo, when it was taking off from the Surat airport at around 7:25 pm. Airport sources said all the passengers are safe.
He added, "An alternate aircraft was arranged to ferry the passengers to Delhi"
There was utter confusion between the airport authorities and the SpiceJet pilot as to which stray animal hit. However, sources at the Airport said that it was a stray buffalo and that the impact was very heavy.
06/11/14 Melvyn Thomas/Times of India
