In
a freak incident, the wing of a Hyderabad-bound SpiceJet plane with 142 people
onboard touched a lamp post along the taxiway while taxing out of Delhi
airport.
“The
incident occurred around 7.40 p.m. on Thursday, when SpiceJet’s Boeing 737—800,
operating on Delhi-Hyderbad route (SG 239), was taxing out of Delhi airport.
The aircraft’s left wing touched a high-mast lamp post situated along side the
taxiway,” a source said on Friday.
The
pilot of the aircraft aborted the take-off and the passengers were sent to
Hyderabad in a separate plane after a delay of about two hours, they said,
adding the aircraft departed from Delhi at 21:25 hours.
The
airline, in a statement, termed it a minor incident saying, “We are doing an
internal investigation in this matter. We would like to reiterate that for
SpiceJet, safety of its passengers is of utmost important.” — PTI
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/spicejet-plane-touches-lamppost-flight-aborted/article4176892.ece
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