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Emergency evacuation from Jet flight in Khajuraho
New Delhi, Apr 13
The 59 passengers and eight
crew members of a Jet Airways flight from Varanasi faced a major scare
Tuesday and were subject to emergency evacuation Monday when their
aircraft developed a technical snag while landing at Khajuraho.
Jet
Airways said in a statement that flight 9W2423, a B737-800,
experienced a technical problem with the landing gear after landing at
Khajuraho - a World Heritage site in Madhya Pradesh, famous for its
12th century temples.
"Safety chutes were deployed and all the 59
passengers and eight crew on board the aircraft disembarked safely and
were transferred to the terminal. Jet Airways is making arrangements
to transfer outbound guests to Varanasi and Delhi," the airline said.
"An
additional flight is also being operated on the Delhi-Varanasi sector
to assist in accommodating the outbound guests. The directorate General
of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has been informed of the incident"."