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Passengers escape unhurt as Air India flight’s tyre burst while landing at Srinagar airport, flights cancelled

Officials said that over 130 passengers were on board but no one was injured when the mishap occurred.

civil aviation policy, civil aviation policy highlights, what is civil aviation policy, indian flights, domestic flights, new flight rates The tyre burst, officials said, causing a “groove” on the runway thus making it unsuitable for landing or take-off.
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Air traffic to and from the Srinagar International Airport was halted on Thursday after an Air India flight’s tyre burst while landing on the runway.

The plane was carrying security personnel from Jammu to Srinagar. Officials said that over 130 passengers were on board but no one was injured when the mishap occurred.

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The Air India flight AI 3821 was, reportedly, a chartered flight carrying security personnel. The tyre burst, officials said, causing a “groove” on the runway thus making it unsuitable for landing or take-off.

Officials said that the passengers and crew members had a narrow escape but all of them were safely evavcuated.

“All the flights had to be cancelled,” Director Airport Authority of India, Srinagar Rajesh Shinde told The Indian Express. “The runway is being repaired. A groove has got created at the spot”.

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