Close shave for Goair passengers

KOCHI: Fifty passengers aboard an aircraft of the Goair had a miraculous escape this afternoon when the carrier skidded off the runway while landing at the Cochin International Airport.

Airport sources said the pilot managed to bring the aircraft back onto the runway and brought it to the parking bay  safely.

One of the nose wheels of the carrier coming from Mumbai, had been damaged causing the mishap. The area received heavy downpour throughout the day.

The passengers in the aircraft later said they did not even know about the mishap and felt no jerk.