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Old 6th Jan 2014, 15:59
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Air India at Jaipur last night

Only heard sketchy details of the incident, but an Air India A320 had an eventful arrival at JAI last night.

It was a fog divert from Delhi. JAI wx was forecast to be ok, but when they arrived on their diversion, the place had fogged out.

Low on fuel, they had no option but to declare an emergency and make some sort of approach ( an auto land maybe?, I know not).

Anyway a runway excursion ensued ( or they touched down off to the side) which burst a tyre and damaged the undercarriage and a wing.

This shut the airport until the following afternoon as it was too foggy to even recover the aircraft from the runway.

Only facts for sure are that the airport was shut, it was an AI 320 and there was at least a tyre out.

No doubt the correct version will emerge soon, only posting this as seen nothing else anywhere.

No lives lost or injuries, so a happy outcome for all. Can't have been fun for the crew though.
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