Aircraft lands safely in west India with burst tyre

Source: Xinhua| 2019-06-12 21:27:13|Editor: xuxin
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NEW DELHI, June 12 (Xinhua) -- An aircraft belonging to Indian private airline SpiceJet landed safely at the Jaipur International Airport in western state of Rajasthan on Wednesday after one of its right tyres burst, local media reported.

The Dubai-Jaipur flight "SG 58" with 189 passengers onboard reportedly made the landing at around 9:00 a.m. local time.

According to media reports, while the aircraft was descending at Jaipur, pilots were informed by the Jaipur Air Traffic Control (ATC) of suspected tyre burst.

"The crew followed their procedures and landed safely in Jaipur," a SpiceJet spokesperson was quoted as saying.

"Passengers were deplaned normally. The flight was uneventful," the spokesperson said, adding that no emergency landing was carried out at Jaipur.

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