New Delhi: An alleged case of pilot error led to a close shave for 123 people on board Jet Airways' Delhi-Leh flight on Tuesday morning. The aircraft cabin reportedly started de-pressurizing while flight 9W 2368 was landing in Leh and that led to the oxygen masks being deployed.
The aircraft, with 114 passengers and seven crew members, landed safely in Leh. The Boeing 737 was later grounded there. The directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) is probing the incident.
A Jet spokesperson said: "Oxygen masks were automatically deployed during landing on-board Jet Airways flight 9W 2368 from Delhi to Leh. The aircraft had a normal landing and guests were deplaned without any incident.Jet Airways is operating a relief flight to Leh to fly guests booked on the return flight. We are investigating the circumstances that led to this event..."
07/07/15 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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The aircraft, with 114 passengers and seven crew members, landed safely in Leh. The Boeing 737 was later grounded there. The directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) is probing the incident.
A Jet spokesperson said: "Oxygen masks were automatically deployed during landing on-board Jet Airways flight 9W 2368 from Delhi to Leh. The aircraft had a normal landing and guests were deplaned without any incident.Jet Airways is operating a relief flight to Leh to fly guests booked on the return flight. We are investigating the circumstances that led to this event..."
07/07/15 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
