Plane makes emergency landing in Uttarakhand after 'door opens mid-air'
Prem Punetha | TNN | Feb 11, 2019, 02:50 ISTThe Pantnagar-Pithoragarh flight made an emergency landing at Pantnagar airport just five minutes after take-off on Saturday afternoon. While officials claimed that the sudden landing was due to a technical snag, passengers on-board the aircraft said that the door of the plane opened mid-air creating panic among the passengers.
Lokesh Bora, a passenger, told TOI, "Just five minutes after the take-off around noon, the door of the aircraft suddenly burst open and air started gushing in. All of us were panic stricken. There were two children on-board who started crying profusely. I have taken so many flights but have never faced such a situation in my life."
Pantnagar airport director SK Singh said, "The aircraft operated by Heritage Aviation made an emergency landing on Saturday due to some technical problem." He, however, denied claims of the aircraft door opening mid-air.
Lokesh Bora, a passenger, told TOI, "Just five minutes after the take-off around noon, the door of the aircraft suddenly burst open and air started gushing in. All of us were panic stricken. There were two children on-board who started crying profusely. I have taken so many flights but have never faced such a situation in my life."
Pantnagar airport director SK Singh said, "The aircraft operated by Heritage Aviation made an emergency landing on Saturday due to some technical problem." He, however, denied claims of the aircraft door opening mid-air.
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