NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, FEB 18
Passengers and crew members of GoAir flight G8 802 from Ahmedabad to Bengaluru were evacuated early on Tuesday morning at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport after the right engine of the aircraft caught fire during take off.
The incident occurred at 9.20 am when the flight was on a take-off roll at one of the runways of the Ahmedabad airport.
According to officials, all passengers and crew were safely evacuated.
“The right engine of GoAir flight G8 802 is suspected to have suffered from foreign object damage (FOD) while on the take-off roll. The suspected FOD resulted in a small fire that has been doused. All passengers and crew are safe and no emergency evacuation was deemed necessary. The aircraft is being towed off the runway after which passengers will be deplaned,” aid a spokesperson for GoAir.
Due to the incident, as many as nine domestic flights at the Ahmedabad airport have been delayed. They were scheduled for departure between 10 am-noon on Tuesday.
