Technical Snag in Aircraft Scares Passengers, 14 Alight Before Take-off

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore

Mangalore, Jul 17: Passengers on the Mangalore-Mumbai Jet Airways flight on Saturday July 16 were in for a scare as the aircraft's automatic siren went off even while it was on the runway with seconds to take off.

A technical snag is said to have occured at the last moment, forcing the pilot to bring the aircraft to a halt immediately. Thankfully, the siren went off at the right moment and nothing untoward happened.

Nevertheless, it was enough to scare 14 passengers who decided to alight and abort their journey even before it began. They will take Sunday's flight.

The problem was finally rectified and the flight was ready for take-off at 2 pm. Out of the 169 passengers, 155 decided to stay put in the aircraft.

It is not often that so many passengers decide to cancel their flight simultaneously for the same reason, but given the memories of last year's crash at the airport, it was hardly a surprise.