Friday, July 23, 2010

Ahmedabad airport shutdown - Plane stuck on runway

Ahmedabad airport was shut for over two hours on Thursday. A Jet Airways flight 9W 2510 from Ahmedabad to Indore, which was scheduled to take off at 8.55 pm, was stuck on the runway, bringing flight operations to a grinding halt. According to a press release by the airline, the nose wheel of the plane came out following which the pilots had to abort the take off. All passengers and crew are safe. They have been deplaned and taken to the terminal building where they are being looked after by the Jet Airways staff, the release said.
There were 57 passengers and 4 crewmembers on board the flight. A Notice to Air Men (NOTAM) was issued, which means the runway was closed.A crane was called in to tow away the aircraft so that flights can resume.

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