Jet Airways flight skids off runway in Goa, 12 fliers injured
A Mumbai-bound Jet Airways flight carrying more than 150 passengers skidded off the airstrip at the Goa airport on Tuesday morning. Though nobody was seriously injured, about 12 fliers were hurt while jumping off the inflated escape chutes used for emergency evacuation, said sources.
The Goa Air Traffic Control (ATC) suspended flight movement until the stuck Jet aircraft is removed.
Jet Airways issued a statement confirming that its flight 9W 2374, from Goa to Mumbai, with 154 guests and 7 crew, veered off the runway while aligning for take off at around 4.10 am.
“All guests and crew have been safely evacuated. Few guests have sustained injuries during the evacuation process and medical assistance is being 11 in Delhi airspace 8 in Chennai 7 in Mumbai 4 in Varanasi In 2014, PriceWaterhouseCoopers report predicted India will emerge as the third-largest aviation market in the world by 2020 coordinated by the Jet Airways team and the airport authorities.”
Pictures taken by the airport staff showed that the aircraft’s landing gear had completely collapsed as it sat on its fuselage (body) stuck in the mud. A few photographs also showed passengers being rushed on stretchers for medical help.
The flying licence of the two pilots was suspended and a probe will be launched into the accident, to be conducted by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) of the Civil aviation ministry.
Civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said a thorough time-bound investigation and corrective action shall be ensured. Action will be taken in case of violation of procedures, he added.