A Chennai-bound SpaceJet SG-9046 flight from Jaipur, before the scheduled landing, experienced a tyre burst on Sunday morning and authorities facilitated an emergency landing here for the aircraft, airport officials said.
All the passengers and the crew are safe and they deplaned safely upon landing, they said.
Air Traffic Control (ATC) in Jaipur informed the flight crew that a piece of tyre was found on the runway, ANI reported.
"Upon visual inspection of the aircraft, wheel no 2 was found damaged with trye pieces coming out from the tyre-left interior..." according to officials.
Despite the ttyre issue, the flight crew continued to the destination after confirming that all other operations and aircraft parameters were normal. Upon arrival in Chennai, the flight was given a precautionary landing.
The aircraft landed safely using normal braking. After parking, a post-flight inspection revealed that one layer of tread was missing from the second main wheel tyre. Fortunately, no other damage was found on the aircraft.
A SpiceJet spokesperson confirmed the incident and reassured that there were no further issues with the flight, according to ANI report.