Aircraft develops snag while landing, passengers safe

Press Trust of India  |  Chennai 

An aircraft which arrived here this morning from Mumbai, developed a before landing, and its pilot sought the to be on 'local standby.'

The flight carrying 111 passengers developed a while landing and sought the here to be on 'local standby', an official told

Local standby refers to sounding an alert to the fire and rescue services, if any untoward incidents develop upon the arrival of the aircraft.

"We got a request from the pilot asking us to be on local standby as the flight was approaching the airport. We alerted the (fire and rescue) services to be ready. Soon after it landed, the passengers alighted and the plane was towed away to a bay," he said.

Later, the was rectified and the plane resumed its journey to Delhi, he said.

However, the airlines' officials were not available for a comment.

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First Published: Sat, July 21 2018. 16:35 IST