IndiGo Flight Declared ‘Mayday’ Due To Low Fuel, Landed Safely: Sources
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IndiGo Flight Declared ‘Mayday’ Due To Low Fuel, Landed Safely: Sources
Budget carrier IndiGo’s Guwahati-Chennai flight, with 168 passengers, made an emergency landing in Bengaluru after pilots declared ‘mayday’ due to ‘insufficient fuel’ The incident comes just a week after Air India Dreamliner flight to London crashed shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad. Both pilots have been derostered.
The incident took place on Thursday and both pilots have been derostered.
The Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner issued a mayday call shortly before it crashed around lunchtime on June 12, bursting into a fireball as it hit residential buildings. The IndiGo plane, which was critically low on fuel, made a safe landing in Bengaluru.
The diversion occurred because of congestion at Chennai airport, which prevented the aircraft from landing there in time, the sources said.
The pilot of 6E-6764 (A321), which took off from Guwahati at 4:40 pm, attempted to land at Chennai around 7:45, but decided to “go around” after failing to get the permission to do so.
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“After getting the distress call, the ATC (Air Traffic Control) alerted the on-ground staff members who swung into action. Medical and fire services personnel were in place. The aircraft landed safely at 8:20 pm,” the Times of India reported, quoting sources at the Kempegowda International Airport.
On Friday, a Madurai-bound Indigo flight suffered a technical snag mid-air and sought permission to fly back to Chennai and land, sources said. The plane, carrying about 68 passengers, landed safely and all the passengers were deplaned with due safety measures in place, sources added.
IndiGo Guwahati-Chennai flight flight declares ‘Mayday’, but lands safely; both pilots derostered
IndiGo flight from Guwahati to Chennai was forced to make an emergency landing in Bengaluru on Thursday night. The pilots reportedly declared a ‘mayday’ due to critically low fuel levels. The aircraft was carrying 168 passengers at the time of the emergency. Both pilots have been derostered pending a detailed investigation into the cause of the fuel crisis.
The flight was safely landed at Kempegowda International Airport around 8.20 pm, following swift coordination from the Air Traffic Control (ATC) and emergency response teams. Fire and medical units were deployed on standby, ensuring that the passengers were disembarked without any injuries or complications.
In the wake of the incident, both pilots have been derostered pending a detailed investigation into the cause of the fuel crisis. The incident raises fresh questions about flight planning and operational checks, especially as it comes barely a week after the tragic crash of an Air India Dreamliner in Ahmedabad, where a London-bound Boeing 787-8 aircraft went down shortly after take-off on June 12, claiming over 250 lives.
Adding to aviation safety concerns, another IndiGo flight bound for Madurai experienced a mid-air technical snag on Friday and had to return to Chennai. The aircraft, carrying 68 passengers, landed safely and all onboard were deplaned with proper safety measures, sources confirmed.
he Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is expected to review these incidents closely, as scrutiny over flight safety protocols intensifies across the Indian aviation sector.
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– With inputs from agencies