This Article is From Aug 02, 2014

Air India Plane's Tyre Bursts While Landing in Kozhikode

Kozhikode: Passengers of an Air India flight from Jeddah had a narrow escape after one of the plane's rear tyres burst during landing at nearby Karipur International Airport on Saturday.

All the 369 passengers and the crew on board Jeddah-Calicut AI-962 flight are safe, an Air India official said, after the plane landed at 8.30 am.

The incident occurred at the turning pad area of the runway, the official said.

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