Jet Airways Flight Spins 360 Degrees, Skids off Goa Airport Runway
Two close shaves in one day. It hasn’t been a good morning for fliers in India.
At least 15 passengers were injured when a Jet Airways flight with 161 people onboard veered off the runway at Goa’s Dabolim airport on 27 December.
The incident occurred at 5am when the Mumbai-bound Jet Airways flight 9W 2374, which had arrived from Dubai, had aligned itself for takeoff.
The aircraft took a 360-degree spin as it skidded off the runway.
An eyewitness said that the aircraft tilted during the evacuation process, triggering panic among passengers.
The 154 passengers and seven crew members, who were on board at the time of the incident, have been evacuated.
Jet Airways said in a statement that it would make alternate travel arrangements for its passengers.
All flight operations have been suspended at the Dabolim airport till 12:30pm, airport sources said.
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