Spicejet Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Delhi after Suffering Burst Tyre

A Spicejet flight from Delhi to Srinagar landed under emergency conditions in Delhi after Air Traffic Control (ATC) learnt that the plane suffered a tyre burst during take-off, said media reports.

The Boeing 737-800 with 186 passengers on board was airborne for nearly 15 minutes and had covered some 100 miles when the ATC asked it to return, reports said.

An airline spokesman said that the plane made a safe landing with all passengers being safe, said reports.

Pilots of another aircraft, which landed just as Spicejet flight SG-224 took off, saw pieces of tyres on the runway and informed the ATC, which immediately asked the cockpit crew of the low-cost carrier plane to come back, reports said.

According to reports, a full emergency was announced the IGI Airport at the time precautionary landing at around 1450 hrs.

As the plane first made a low pass over the runway; fire brigades, ambulances, engineering teams and other services remained positioned, said reports.

Then airport engineers noticed a burst tyre on the right side of the aircraft and asked the pilots to try a smooth sail landing, said reports.

“Keeping the safety of passengers in mind, as a precaution, the aircraft returned to Delhi. We followed all procedures for landing in such situations,” the spokesperson was quoted as saying.

(Based on internet reports)