Plane tyre bursts, narrow escape for 81 passengers

PTI Updated - April 19, 2011 at 07:21 PM.

Passengers on-board a Hyderabad-Chennai fight today escaped unhurt when the plane suffered a rear tyre burst during landing here, but was stopped safely on the runway, airport officials said.

The SpiceJet fight, which landed at 10.45 a.m., had 81 passengers besides five crew members, they said, adding that all of them were deplaned and the aircraft was hauled away to the parking bay.

Published on April 19, 2011 13:51