Mumbai: An engine of a Riyadh-bound Air India plane with 213 passengers on board caught fire when it was taxiing for take-off on Friday.
The fire was immediately put off and all passengers were safely evacuated, a Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) spokesperson said.
A press release by the Air India management read: An incident of fire in the Riyadh-bound AI flight took place at 10:50 am at the Mumbai airport on Friday. The fire was promptly extinguished. All passengers were immediately evacuated. They will be sent to Riyadh by an alternate aircraft later today.
This incident brings back memories of earlier fire incidences in flights:
December 20, 2008:Fire that broke out on a Gulf Air flight GF 065 moments before take off at Mumbai Airport in December 2008. All 124 passengers and 9 crew members on board were evacuated. The mishap disrupted flight operations for about an hour
September 3, 2008: An Iran Air flight from Mumbai to Teheran had to make an emergency landing at Mumbai Airport after one of its engines caught fire. The plane had flown about 90 nautical miles when the fire broke out. There were no injuries.
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