Jaipur, November 20: A Karachi-bound Cessna aircraft on Tuesday made a priority landing in Jaipur after the pilot got "Indication of Open door". According to a tweet by ANI, the aircraft had taken off from Lucknow for Karachi on Tuesday morning. Reports inform that there was only cockpit crew in the aircraft. As per details by Jaipur Airport official, the state Intelligence Bureau has been informed about the incident.
In August this year, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had suspended the flying licence of the commander of a Cessna. The license was suspended after the pilot crashed the aircraft into the boundary wall of Sri Ganganagar airport in Rajasthan while landing.
Karachi bound Cessna aircraft made a priority landing in Jaipur after pilot got "Indication of Open door". The aircraft had taken off from Lucknow for Karachi in the morning. There were only cockpit crew in the aircraft. State Intelligence bureau informed: Jaipur Airport official
— ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2018
According to a PTI report, all the seven passengers, the pilot and the co-pilot were safe. A representative of Airlines, which operates the flight service, said the pilot could not land properly due to the presence of birds on the airstrip and the plane overshot. Bomb Threat at Jaipur Airport: Irritated With Security Checks, 40-Year Old Passenger Creates Chaos, Detained.
According to reports, six airports in India will soon see a spike in business after the government gives its nod to modernise them under the PPP (public-private partnership) model. The Cabinet, earlier this month, had approved a proposal to manage Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, and Guwahati airports under the PPP model.
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