Alliance Air flight with 55 passengers goes off runaway at Jabalpur

An Alliance Air ATR-72 aircraft with 55 passengers on board went off the runway at Jabalpur on Saturday. The flight took off from Delhi at 11.32am. The airline said all passengers are safe. According to reports, the aircraft overshot the runway which is known as runway excursion in aviation parlance. This occurs when the flight exits the runway while taking off or landing.

Last month, an Alliance Air flight flew from Mumbai to Gujarat’s Bhuj without the engine cover, which fell off on the runway of the Mumbai airport. There was no threat to the safety of the passengers. Reports said it is not allowed to fly without the engine cover and the air traffic control had sounded an alert when the engine cover came off. But the pilot did not realise at taht time and landed safely at Bhuj. The flight had over 60 passengers on board.

(With inputs from Bureau)