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A Jet Airways flight with 161 people on board veered off the runway at Dabolim airport in Goa while aligning for take off to Mumbai early Tuesday, with 15 passengers suffering "minor" injuries during evacuation.
The incident took place at around 5 AM. Flight 9W 2374 which had arrived from Dubai and was bound for Mumbai, was about to take off when it skidded off the runway.
When the evacuation was on, the aircraft tilted forward, an eyewitness said, triggering panic among passengers.
Panaji: Visuals of Mumbai bound Jet Airways flight 9W 2374 that skidded off runway at Dabolim airport (Goa), a short while ago. pic.twitter.com/Kh4URB4OjY
- ANI (@ANI_news) December 27, 2016
#UPDATE: 15 out of 154 passengers who were onboard Jet Airways flight 9W 2374 sustained minor injuries, being taken to hospital. pic.twitter.com/pz7kupiV9U
- ANI (@ANI_news) December 27, 2016
Panaji: Visuals of Mumbai bound Jet Airways flight 9W 2374 that skidded off runway at Dabolim airport (Goa), a short while ago. pic.twitter.com/CRC6klFbNq
- ANI (@ANI_news) December 27, 2016
#Visuals of Goa runway that is now ready for ops; flights to be accepted throughout the day to make up for lost time/ back log: Indian Navy pic.twitter.com/MN56RMY7UT
- ANI (@ANI_news) December 27, 2016
Navy sources said 15 people suffered "minor injuries and fractures" in the process.
"Few guests have sustained minor injuries during the evacuation process and medical assistance is being coordinated by the Jet Airways team and the airport authorities," the airlines said in a statement.
Besides 154 passengers, there were 7 crew members on board.
The airport has been closed for operations till 12.30 pm for all flight operations, airport sources said.
"When people were getting down the plane, it suddenly tilted forward triggering panic and chaos," a passenger told reporters at Chicalim cottage hospital in Vasco.
Jet Airways Statement with regard to flight 9W 2374 from Goa - Mumbai: pic.twitter.com/Vhb7atP8Z6
- Jet Airways (@jetairways) December 27, 2016
Media makes it look like it's nothing,bt it was terrible; Engine exploded,could've died; Going to complain-Stranded passenger at Goa airport pic.twitter.com/jd7jGlgGY1
- ANI (@ANI_news) December 27, 2016
After incident took place,there was no one till 20-25 minutes;After that we saw some cars,they too took around 10 mins-Jet Airways passenger pic.twitter.com/TJtuGHg3zG
- ANI (@ANI_news) December 27, 2016
Situation was critical; nobody is helping, authority is not giving answers; Don't know what to do: Abhishek, Jet Airways passenger pic.twitter.com/KFnrHJRIQu
- ANI (@ANI_news) December 27, 2016
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