An Agartala bound IndiGo flight was forced to return to Kolkata shortly after departure on Thursday. The flight had departed from Kolkata and was en route to Agartala in Tripura. After reporting a technical glitch mid-air, the flight made landing in Kolkata.
Earlier, a Leh-bound IndiGo flight made an emergency landing on Thursday at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi. The flight carrying 180 passengers was en route to Leh from Delhi. After reporting a technical snag mid-air, the flight 6E2006 was forced to return.
Meanwhile, IndiGo has reassured customers that the aircraft is undergoing thorough maintenance checks, and a replacement aircraft has already been deployed to ensure minimal disruption to travel plans, this alternative aircraft has been arranged to fly the customers to Leh.
IndiGo flight 6E 2006 operating from Delhi to Leh today, returned to origin due to a technical issue which caused operational restrictions to land in Leh. As per procedures, the pilot returned back to Delhi. The aircraft is undergoing necessary maintenance before resuming… pic.twitter.com/ecwTlYMn9f
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Similarly, a Hyderabad-Tirupati Spicejet flight, which departed from Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport made an emergency landing on Thursday. After reporting a technical snag mid-air, the flight SG 2696 was forced to return shortly after departure. The flight landed at RGI Airport and all passengers have been deplaned safely, confirmed PRO, GMR. SpiceJet has released a statement on the incident, stating reason for the emergency landing.
It stated that a SpiceJet Q400 aircraft operating the Hyderabad–Tirupati flight experienced an intermittent illumination of the AFT baggage door light after take-off.
“Cabin pressurisation remained normal throughout. As a precautionary measure, the pilots decided to return to Hyderabad. The aircraft landed safely and passengers were deplaned normally. The aircraft did not make an emergency landing. An alternate aircraft has been arranged to operate the onward journey to Tirupati.” the statement added.
