
Amritsar-Mumbai flight delayed as one of it's tyres burst on runway
Passengers commuting by a private airliner from Amritsar to Mumbai had to suffer as the flight was delayed by a few hours after one of it's tyres burst while preparing for the takeoff on Sunday. However, no casualties were reported in the incident.
By HT Correspondent | None, Amritsar
UPDATED ON JUN 22, 2015 12:19 AM IST
Passengers commuting by a private airliner from Amritsar to Mumbai had to suffer as the flight was delayed by a few hours after one of it's tyres burst while preparing for the takeoff on Sunday. However, no casualties were reported in the incident.
The flight was scheduled to takeoff from Sri Guru Ramdas Jee International Airport at 4:30 pm but could not due to the incident the plane had to be towed away from the runway.
The passengers, who were scheduled to travel by the flight were left stranded at the airport for a few hours.

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