Jorhat: The passengers had a harrowing experience after a Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight with 98 passengers on board, skidded off the runway while taxiing for take-off at the Jorhat airport on Thursday.
Passengers were deboarded with the help of the Indian Air Force as IAF is maintaining the airport. The flight had to be cancelled.
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"IndiGo flight 6E-757 operating from Jorhat to Kolkata returned back to the bay. While taxiing out, the pilot was advised that one of the main wheel, had partially run over the grass adjacent to the taxiway," IndiGo said.
No passenger was hurt in this accident. An internal team has been constituted for investigation purposes.
"As a precaution, the pilot held the taxi procedure and asked for a necessary inspection. The aircraft was taken back to the bay at Jorhat for inspections. During the initial inspection, there were no abnormalities observed. As a matter of caution, the maintenance team initiated a thorough inspection. The flight was cancelled," the IndiGo statement read.
Nowadays, several untoward incidents related to IndiGo flights have happened at a time when many mid-air incidents are reported these days. (with Agency inputs)
