Aircraft tyre bursts in Chennai, no casualties

Apparently, the passengers travelling by the airbus A300 did not experience any discomfort inspite of the tyre burst.

A tyre of an airbus A300 belonging to Indian Airlines, burst immediately after it landed in Chennai on Monday, but all the 152 passengers on board were safe, airport sources said.

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"Ground Engineers found tyre number three deflated," Indian (formerly Indian Airlines) sources said. The flight landed in Chennai at 11:10 am. Passengers did not experience even the slightest discomfort due to this, airport sources said.