Muscat-bound Oman Air flight makes emergency landing in Mumbai as engine fails soon after take-off

Mangalore Today News Network

Mumbai, July 3,2019: An Oman Air Mumbai-Muscat flight, with over 200 people on board, safely made an emergency landing at Mumbai Airport on Wednesday evening following engine failure shortly after take-off, official sources said.

Flight WY204, which had taken off around 4.15 pm, was barely airborne for 10 minutes when one of its engines failed, forcing it to return.

A full emergency was declared at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport as the flight returned and landed safely on a single engine around 4.50 p.m.

There were around 205 passengers on board and there are no reports of any casualties in the incident.

Heavy rain in Mumbai has strained flight operations in the city, with departures delayed and many arriving flights diverted. The main runway of the Mumbai airport has been shut since Monday night when a SpiceJet aircraft overshot it while landing shortly before midnight. A secondary runway is operational but flights have been delayed. The main runway is expected to be operational by Thursday as a 150-metre-ramp is being prepared to help move the plane.