KOLKATA – A Saudia Airlines cargo flight made an emergency landing atKolkata Airport on Saturday after its windshield cracked mid-air.
The aircraft had taken off from Saudi Arabia’s city of Jeddah but had tomake the emergency landing at Kolkata Airport at 12:02 pm. The authoritiesat the airport were quick to make necessary arrangements; the plane landedsafely after which full emergency was withdrawn.
The aircraft heading to Hong Kong had four crew members on board when acrack in the windshield appeared. Investigations are underway as to whatcaused the windshield to crack, which could have led to a catastrophe.
The incident comes days after a full emergency was declared at Delhiairport after a Dubai-bound FedEx aircraft suffered a bird hit soon aftertake-off. The aircraft landed safely and resumed its journey afterinspection.
Though they are declared ’emergency’, landings of this nature are commonnow a days. Recently, an Abu Dhabi-bound Etihad Airways flight returned tothe Bangalore International Airport shortly after take-off due to a glitch.After the flight inspection, the aircraft took off again to its destination.
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The Indian airports are in the news now a days for multiple reasons. One ofthe most important incident in the recent months that sent shockwavesacross the world related to a man who peed on an elderly woman mid air.
The accused – who denies charges before the court – had walked away whenthe flight landed in India in November but the victim wrote to the AirIndia group chairman about the incident following which the carrier filed apolice complaint on January 4. Shankar Mishra was arrested by the DelhiPolice six weeks after the incident.
The woman first informed the cabin crew but they did not detain the rowdypassenger who, according to the complainant, unzipped his pants andrelieved himself. Sharing her ordeal, the woman said her clothes and bagwere completely soaked in urine after which the air hostess took her to thetoilet where she cleaned herself.
