Indore, Sep 30: A flight of Jet Airways made an emergency landing at the Indore airport after the plane’s engine developed technical glitch mid-air on Sunday afternoon. The Hyderabad-bound flight 9W 955 was carrying 104 passengers, who all are safe. The Jet Airways flight departed for Shamshabad airport of Hyderabad at around 10:50 am.
The pilot noticed that one of the aircraft's engine had failed mid-air and contacted with Air Traffic Control at Devi Ahilyabai Holkar airport of Indore seeking permission for emergency landing. As per the standard procedure, a full emergency was declared at the airport, Indore airport director Aryama Sanyal said. The flight made an emergency landing at 12:06 pm. Jet Airways Delays Part Payment of Employees' August Salaries.
Last week, Jet Airways had a tough time when 30 passengers on the airline's Mumbai-Jaipur flight suffered nasal and ear bleeding due to low pressure in the cabin after the cockpit crew reportedly failed to activate what is called a 'bleed switch' before take-off. This led to an imbalance in the cabin pressure and oxygen masks were deployed with which most passengers breathed.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft returned to Mumbai within minutes of take-off.
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