Kandla : A SpiceJet Bombardier aircraft suffered a serious malfunction when one of its wheels fell off during take off at the Kandla airport. The flight was set to depart for the Mumbai airport when the incident took place. Despite the incident, the aircraft continued its journey with 75 passengers onboard and landed safely in Mumbai after which the passenegrs were disembarked safely.
SpiceJet spokesperson said, “On September 12, an outer wheel of a SpiceJet Q400 aircraft operating from Kandla to Mumbai was found at the runway after take-off. The aircraft continued its journey to Mumbai and landed safely. Following a smooth landing, the aircraft taxied to the terminal under its own power, and all passengers disembarked normally.
Earlier a Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight from Pune made a mid-air turnback to the originating airport due to a technical glitch on Monday and landed under full emergency conditions. The aircraft landed safely and passengers were deplaned normally, SpiceJet said in a statement. SpiceJet Boeing 737 aircraft, bearing registration VT-SLG was midway diverted back to Pune airport due to a technical glitch.
The flight landed back under full emergency conditions after an hour of its take off for Delhi,” the source said. The flight SG937 had departed with a delay of 40 minutes from its scheduled time of 6 am from Pune airport, and was to land in Delhi at 8.10 am, as per flight tracking website.
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