Oman Air flight makes emergency landing at Mumbai airport

Oman Air flight makes emergency landing at Mumbai airport

A full emergency was declared at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.

The Oman Air flight returned and landed safely on a single engine | Photo from IANS

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Oman Air flight WY204 was barely airborne for 10 minutes when one of its engines failed
  • Oman Air flight WY204 had taken off at around 4.15 pm from Mumbai airport
  • There were around 205 passengers on board and there are no reports of any casualties

An Oman Air Mumbai-Muscat flight, with over 200 people on board, safely made an emergency landing at Mumbai airport on Wednesday evening following engine failure shortly after take-off, official sources said.

Oman Air flight WY204, which had taken off around 4.15 pm, was barely airborne for 10 minutes when one of its engines failed, forcing it to return.

A full emergency was declared at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport as the flight returned and landed safely on a single engine around 4.50 pm.

There were around 205 passengers on board and there are no reports of any casualties in the incident.

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Posted byMohak Gupta