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Agence France-Presse

An Indian plane carrying 161 passengers and crew skidded off the runway at Goa airport early Tuesday, injuring 15 people.
The Indian Navy, which runs the airport in western India, said it was not yet clear what caused the Jet Airways plane to veer off the runway.
The incident happened at the height of the tourist season in Goa, whose palm-fringed beaches attract thousands of holidaymakers every year.

“There are minor injuries, bruises or fractures to 15 passengers. Everyone else was taken out safely,” navy spokesman D.K Sharma said.
The runway has since been cleared, he added.
Jet Airways said the plane, which was bound for the western city of Mumbai, had veered off the runway while aligning for take-off.
“Few guests have sustained injuries during the evacuation process and medical assistance is being coordinated,” it said in a statement.


Indian passenger plane skids off runway in Goa, injuring 15

The damaged Jet Airways Boeing 737 after it skidded off the runway following an aborted take-off at the Goa Airport in Dabolim, India's western resort state of Goa. Photo: AFP

This handout photograph taken and received on December 27, 2016 from the Indian Ministry of Defence shows rescue and Indian Navy personnel moving an injured passenger away from a damaged Jet Airways Boeing 737 after it skidded off the runway following an aborted take-off at the Goa Airport in Dabolim, India's western resort state of Goa. An Indian plane carrying 161 passengers and crew skidded off the runway at Goa airport early on December 27, injuring 15 people. The Indian Navy, which runs the airport in western India, said it was not yet clear what caused the Jet Airways plane to veer off the runway. / AFP PHOTO / Indian Ministry of Defence / Handout / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

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