On the 4th of April, Tuesday, a Varanasi bound IndiGo flight made an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) at Shamshabad airport.
According to the sources, the flight made an emergency landing due to a reported technical glitch. The incident was reported and confirmed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
In a tweet, the DGCI said, an IndiGo Flight 6E897 had taken off from Bengaluru for Varanasi but made an emergency landing at 6:15 A.M., after diverting to Shamshabad airport. Officials have cited a “technical problem” for the diversion. The concerned official confirmed the safety of all the 137 passengers on board.
Meanwhile, the DGCA has ordered an inquiry into the incident, said a senior official.
Further details are awaited.
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