United Air narrowly escapes accident
Monday, 25 January 2010
An aircraft of the private United Airlines narrowly escaped a possible accident Sunday afternoon after one of its two engines faced a technical problem, reports BSS.
The Cox's Bazar bound flight, that took off from the Zia International Airport at 2:40 pm, however, landed safely after flying 15 minutes over the Dhaka city.
Yousuf, the captain of the flight announced from the cockpit that the plane was returning to Zia International Airport as it got some technical problem. He requested the passengers to have patience.
The frightened passengers including seven foreigners and four journalists repeatedly asked the air-hostess to make an emergency landing to save 21 passengers' lives.
The airline sources said that the flight got technical problem in operating one engine and was unable to flex its wheels- immediately after the Dash-H aircraft took off from the airport.
All passengers remained safe.
United Airlines, one of the two private airliners of the country, started its operation last year with both domestic and international services.
The Cox's Bazar bound flight, that took off from the Zia International Airport at 2:40 pm, however, landed safely after flying 15 minutes over the Dhaka city.
Yousuf, the captain of the flight announced from the cockpit that the plane was returning to Zia International Airport as it got some technical problem. He requested the passengers to have patience.
The frightened passengers including seven foreigners and four journalists repeatedly asked the air-hostess to make an emergency landing to save 21 passengers' lives.
The airline sources said that the flight got technical problem in operating one engine and was unable to flex its wheels- immediately after the Dash-H aircraft took off from the airport.
All passengers remained safe.
United Airlines, one of the two private airliners of the country, started its operation last year with both domestic and international services.