Jaipur-Chennai Flight Suffers Tyre Burst Mid-Air Just Before Landing

he pilot detected the tyre-burst and alerted authorities before the landing.

All the passengers and the crew were safe, airport officials said.

Source : Freepik

A Chennai-bound flight from Jaipur experienced a tyre burst mid-air on Sunday morning. The flight was about to land when the tyre burst, following which authorities facilitated an emergency landing for the aircraft.

All the passengers and the crew were safe, airport officials said.

The pilot detected the tyre-burst and alerted authorities before the landing. "Upon visual inspection of the aircraft, wheel no 2 was found damaged with trye pieces coming out from the tyre-left interior..." officials added.