9W 555
18 Aug 2015 · Near Misses & Miraculous EscapesJET AIRWAYS FLIGHT 9W-555 — THE REAL 'RUNWAY 34'
Boeing 737-800 · Jet Airways · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
Six failed approaches burned fuel below reserve
Fuel reserves
Diversion decisions
Repeated approaches
Aircraft
Boeing 737-800
Jet Airways
Route
Doha (DOH), Qatar
→ Kochi (COK), India (diverted to Trivandrum TRV)
People
150 on board
All survived
Date
18 Aug 2015
Category
Near Misses & Miraculous Escapes
Everyone walked away. Barely.
THE STORY
Six failed approaches in monsoon haze burned the reserves dry. The 737 landed on its seventh attempt below final reserve fuel — the real event behind the film 'Runway 34'.