Source : Press Trust of India (PTI)
An Indian Navy MiG-29K aircraft suffers tyre burst at Dabolim airport; passenger flights hit
“When the aircraft was on the taxiway ahead of its routine sortie, it suffered a tyre burst. Immediately after that, the fire brigade and other services were pressed into action,” a navy spokesperson said.
The single-pilot aircraft will be moved away from the taxiway, he said. The official did not specify the time of the incident.
The Dabolim airport, located in South Goa district, is part of the naval base INS Hansa. The facility is used by naval aircraft during certain time of the day.
“As a result of the incident, the airport runway has been shut for operations till 4 pm. The services of 10 flights were affected. Some flights were diverted to the Manohar International Airport at Mopa,” Dabolim airport’s director S V T Dhanamjaya said.