A Mumbai-Jabalpur SpiceJet flight upon landing hit a herd of wild boars that had strayed into the runway, the company issued a statement about the incident. The Mumbai-Jabalpur flight has crash landed at Dumna airport in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh.
All 49 passengers have been evacuated and safe. No injuries have been reported.
The company said that SpiceJet Q-400, VT-SUC, operating SpiceJet flight SG 2458, Mumbai to Jabalpur.
"The skilful and experienced hands of Captain Amartya Basu, who has more than 10,000 hours of flying experience, on Friday helped to avert a major disaster by diverting the aircraft towards the left of the runway to moderate the impact of the event. Damage to the aircraft is still being assessed, however all the 49 passengers and 4 crew members are absolutely safe," the statement said.
The flight landed off the runway after hitting a boar. The plane has suffered a tyre burst, as per reports.
