Thai Airways flight tire bursts while landing at Suvarnabhumi

A landing gear tire on a Thai Airways International plane arriving from India burst this morning as it was landing at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International airport, but all 287 passengers were reported safe.

The accident occurred around 6:20am when Airbus A-330 flight TG341 from Kolkata landed Bangkok.

Thai Air staff rushed to repair the front tire of the aircraft which was parked on the airport runway before relocating it for further investigation and maintenance.

An initial investigation found no irregularities and the plane is ready to resume service. No passengers or crew were reported injured from the accident.

Story: MCOT




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