Gulf Air Flight skids off runway
By Pappu_Pager •
KOCHI: At least seven passengers were injured when a Gulf Air Flight from Bahrain with 137 passengers on board, deviated from the runway just before landing at the nearby International airport early today.
The runway has been closed for bigger aircraft following the incident, airport director ACK Nair told PTI.
One passenger who was injured has been admitted to a nearby hospital and the others were discharged after first aid. It would take another 10 hours for the airport to be fully operational. However, smaller ATR aircrafts can land, he said
The Gulf Air flight GF 270 with six crew which deviated from the run way at 4.10 am this morning. Some passengers in panic, jumped down from the aircraft through the emergency door even before the ladder was brought to the flight, airport sources said.
Saithmohed (47) from Palakkad who suffered some fractures has been hospitalized.
The runway has been closed for bigger aircraft following the incident, airport director ACK Nair told PTI.
One passenger who was injured has been admitted to a nearby hospital and the others were discharged after first aid. It would take another 10 hours for the airport to be fully operational. However, smaller ATR aircrafts can land, he said
The Gulf Air flight GF 270 with six crew which deviated from the run way at 4.10 am this morning. Some passengers in panic, jumped down from the aircraft through the emergency door even before the ladder was brought to the flight, airport sources said.
Saithmohed (47) from Palakkad who suffered some fractures has been hospitalized.
TOI
According to sources, the mishap could have occurred due to heavy wind and rain at the time of landing of the aircraft.
According to sources, the mishap could have occurred due to heavy wind and rain at the time of landing of the aircraft.
I heard the news in the morning...Thank God! there was no casualties...
Looks like The Breaking Action on the Runway was not good enough...
A very close shave.. thanks to the wast space left on all four sides of the Cochin runway. Had it been Calicut , it would have been a complete disaster
this is why passengers are always advised to be seated with seat belts untill the aircraft comes to stop..!
Thank God there have been no casualties else the situation would have been even more worse.
Aircraft always have these sort of problems while take off and landings in these rainy conditions.