vinayak
21st Jul 2013, 11:57
SpiceJet flight SG 2357 coming from Delhi to Allahabad with 49 passengers and four crew members on board skidded shortly after landing at Bamrauli airport on Friday night and ran onto the soft mud field nearby before halting.
All passengers and crew members on board were reported to be safe and there was no significan damage to the aircraft. However aircraft was stuck in the mud and was not fit for flight back to Delhi.
The Delhi-Allahabad flight landed at 8:25 pm but due to heavy rains pilot was not able to judge the length of strip while taking a turn during taxiing and was stuck in the soft mud in a field beside the runway, the sources said.
THe flight which comes from Delhi is scheduled to land at Allahabad at 6.30 pm but it was diverted to Lucknow due to bad weather in Allahabad. The flight again took for Allahabad at around 8 pm when weather improved but it skidded into field.
The flight also returns to
The airlines officials said the issue is solved and, normal traffic was not affected due to the incident.
All passengers and crew members on board were reported to be safe and there was no significan damage to the aircraft. However aircraft was stuck in the mud and was not fit for flight back to Delhi.
The Delhi-Allahabad flight landed at 8:25 pm but due to heavy rains pilot was not able to judge the length of strip while taking a turn during taxiing and was stuck in the soft mud in a field beside the runway, the sources said.
THe flight which comes from Delhi is scheduled to land at Allahabad at 6.30 pm but it was diverted to Lucknow due to bad weather in Allahabad. The flight again took for Allahabad at around 8 pm when weather improved but it skidded into field.
The flight also returns to
The airlines officials said the issue is solved and, normal traffic was not affected due to the incident.