Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 15: Passengers of a Jammu-Srinagar Air India flight had a narrow escape today after a tyre burst during landing at Srinagar international airport.
Over-150 passengers and crew on board are safe had narrow escape as the aircraft came to halt in the middle of the runway, which has suffered damage, resulting in a halt to all flight operations.
All flights departing from Srinagar were diverted to the Chandigarh airport.
“Air India fight AI821 suffered a tyre burst on landing at Srinagar today. The flight had 149 passengers on board. All passengers are safe,” the national carrier said in a statement.
“Air India is working to clear the runway at the earliest and a relief aircraft is ready to reach Srinagar to operate AI822 on the return sector Srinagar-Jammu-Delhi,” it added.
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