Goa: Jet Airways flight with 161 on board skids off runway, atleast 15 injured
A Jet Airways flight with 161 people on board veered off the runway at Dabolim airport in Goa while aligning for take off to Mumbai early on 27 December, with 15 passengers injured during evacuation.
According to reports, ambulance reached the spot after an hour and only then the injured were rescued. The passengers who were in the flight later cornered the officials.
The incident took place at around 5 am flight 9W 2374 which had arrived from Dubai and was bound for Mumbai, was about to take off when it skidded off the runway.
When the evacuation was on, the aircraft tilted forward, an eyewitness said, triggering panic among passengers.
#WATCH: Passengers, who were injured after Mumbai bound Jet Airways flight skidded off runway at Goa airport, being taken for treatment pic.twitter.com/JUWYRpFe1r
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 27, 2016
As per the latest update from Jet Airways, Boing 777 has been deployed with a capacity to seat 346 guests, to facilitate travel between Mumbai and Goa.
@CatchNews Update with regard to our flight 9W 2374 from Goa-Mumbai pic.twitter.com/Km6SlGvwQr
— Jet Airways (@jetairways) December 27, 2016
Visuals of passengers,who sustained minor injuries,being taken fr treatment aftr Jet Airways flight 9W2374 skidded off runway at Goa airport pic.twitter.com/bMHZbhPL5M
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 27, 2016
Navy sources said 15 people suffered "minor injuries and fractures" in the process.
"Few guests have sustained minor injuries during the evacuation process and medical assistance is being coordinated by the Jet Airways team and the airport authorities," the airlines said in a statement.
Besides 154 passengers, there were 7 crew members on board.
The airport has been closed for operations till 12.30 pm for all flight operations, airport sources said.
"When people were getting down the plane, it suddenly tilted forward triggering panic and chaos," a passenger told reporters at Chicalim cottage hospital in Vasco.
"The airline is making alternate travel arrangements for its guests to / from Goa in order to minimize inconvenience," the statement said.
-PTI First published: 27 December 2016, 9:47 IST
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