Bilaspur, Aug 28: A Bilaspur-bound flight from Delhi suffered a tyre burst during landing at the airport here in Chhattisgarh on Friday, but all 41 people on board were safely evacuated, officials said.
The flight, 9I613, operated by Alliance Air, was carrying 37 passengers and four crew members when the incident occurred during landing at around 11 am, an official said.
Tyre burst during landing
The left-side tyre suffered a puncture as the flight landed, he said.
All passengers and crew members were safely evacuated and brought from the runway to the terminal building following the incident, he said.
Flight operations affected
The airline subsequently cancelled the flight scheduled to operate onward from Bilaspur, he said.
Further details about the incident are awaited, he added.
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