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IndiGo flight’s tyre bursts while landing in Karnataka's Hubli, passengers safe
The aircraft, however, landed safely at around 8.35pm on Monday with seven passengers and four crew. “All passengers and crew are safe. The aircraft is currently undergoing maintenance checks at Hubli,” the IndiGo spokesperson added
An IndiGo flight’s tyre burst on Monday night while it was attempting to land at Hubli in Karnataka. The aircraft, an ATR, was operating from Kerala’s Kannur as 6E 7979.
IndiGo confirmed the incident. Its spokesperson said, “IndiGo ATR operating 6E 7979 from Kannur to Hubli reported a tyre burst at Hubli upon arrival yesterday [ Monday] evening.”
The aircraft, however, landed safely at around 8.35pm on Monday with seven passengers and four crew.
“All passengers and crew are safe. The aircraft is currently undergoing maintenance checks at Hubli,” the IndiGo spokesperson added.
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An official from Airports Authority of India (AAI) said that there were wind and rain at the flight’s time of landing.
“The flight was scheduled to land at 8pm. However, the pilot attempted to land at 8.03pm but had to perform a go-around [manoeuvre] before attempting to land again. It final landed at 8.34pm, after which the local air traffic control was informed that the pilot was suspecting a burst tyre,” the official said.
Pramod Kumar Thakur, the airport director of Hubli, said, “All passengers were safely deboarded and the runway was cleared for operations at 2.20am. This was the last flight of the day, hence the airport remained unaffected. All our operations are normal today [Tuesday].”
