Narrow escape for passengers

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, JULY 8. The Jet Airways flight 9W 821, bound for Chennai with 63 passengers onboard, had an aborted take-off this morning following discovery of a snag.

According to the airline, the B 737-800 aircraft was just starting its take-off roll at around 6.50 a.m. when it was noticed that some white vapour was filtering into the cockpit and cabin through the airconditioning ducts. Immediately, Captain Ajay Kukreja decided to abort the take-off. All the six emergency exits were opened and the passengers, including an infant, were deplaned and rushed to the terminal where they were offered first aid and refreshments.Later, the airline rerouted its flight 9W 301 from Mumbai to Delhi to carry the stranded passengers to Chennai.

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