Varanasi-bound flight makes emergency landing at Shamshadabad after 'technical problem'

By ANI | Published: April 4, 2023 09:34 AM2023-04-04T09:34:47+5:302023-04-04T09:35:02+5:30

New Delhi [India], April 4 : A Varanasi-bound IndiGo flight made an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport ...

Varanasi-bound flight makes emergency landing at Shamshadabad after 'technical problem' | Varanasi-bound flight makes emergency landing at Shamshadabad after 'technical problem'

Varanasi-bound flight makes emergency landing at Shamshadabad after 'technical problem'

New Delhi [India], April 4 : A Varanasi-bound IndiGo flight made an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) at Shamshabad airport in Telangana on Tuesday, due to a technical problem.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has confirmed that IndiGo Flight 6E897 had taken off from Bengaluru for Varanasi but made an emergency landing at 6:15 am after diverting to Shamshadabad airport.

Officials have cited a "technical problem" for the diversion.

There were 137 passengers on board and all are safe, DGCA said.

The DGCA has ordered an inquiry into the incident, said a senior official.

Further details are awaited.

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