A charter jet crashes at Mumbai Airport, injuring eight people, including two pilots: The most recent updates
Due to bad visibility in the city, a private aeroplane crashed landed at Mumbai airport.
Ankush Pandey
At the Mumbai airport, officials gather around a damaged plane after it swerved off the runway with six passengers and two crew members on board (PTI).
Due to bad visibility in the city, a private aeroplane crashed landed at Mumbai airport.
On Thursday, a private plane carrying eight passengers went off the runway at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport, followed by a disaster when landing in heavy weather. According to the airport administration, eight persons were injured, including a crew member, and were brought to the nearest hospital.
The aircraft went off the runway due to poor visibility caused by heavy rain, according to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
A video clip was published showing cloudy grey skies filling the airspace above the airport and the aircraft laying destroyed on the runway's margins. There were also fire engines and an airport rescue squad on the scene.
What we know so far:
- The plane was a Learjet 45 VT-DBL mid-size business jet operated by VSR Ventures. It transported passengers from Vishakhapatnam to Mumbai. The event occurred on Thursday about 5:02 p.m.
- The plane was carrying five passengers, one of whom was from Denmark, and two crew pilots. Dhruv Kotak, Lars Sorensen, KK Krishnadas, Aakarsh Sethi, Arul Sali, and Kamakshi S were among the passengers onboard the aircraft, which was piloted by Sunil Bhat and Neil Diwan.
- Five passengers, two pilots, and one staff member were injured and are being hospitalised to Criticare Asia Hospital in Andheri East. According to medical personnel, the passengers are in shock.
- According to authorities, co-pilot Neil Diwan suffered serious injuries and would require immediate surgery.
- Bhat, the pilot in command, received injuries to his forehead and upper lip, as well as many abraisons on his right leg and a vertebral fracture.
- The crew member, Kamakshi S, was also injured in the forehead.
- Dhruv Kotak, one of the passengers, suffered a soft-tissue injury on his right arm and abrasions on his forehead. Arul Sali also suffered a brain injury. KK Krishnadas suffered fractures to his right ankle and left thigh bone, as well as abrasions to his forehead. Lars Soens had rib fractures and right chest pain. Aakarsh Sethi escaped injury-free.
- The Mumbai airport was closed for inspection purposes. It was later reopened at 06:47 p.m. after receiving DGCA permission and passing all safety checks.
- For seamless operations, the debris along the runway has been cleaned.
- Few flights have been delayed or diverted as a result of the plane disaster. According to a flight tracking service, all Mumbai-bound planes were either diverted to other locations or were flying in the airspace in a holding pattern.
