Due to a technical issue, an IndiGo Airlines flight from Bengaluru to Varanasi made an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Shamshabad, Telangana, on Tuesday morning.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) confirmed that IndiGo flight 6E897 took off from Bengaluru for Varanasi but made an emergency landing at Shamshabad airport at 6:15 a.m.
Official cited a “technical problem” for the diversion of the flight which had over 137 passengers on board. As per DGCA, all 137 passengers on board are safe.
The DGCA has reportedly ordered an enquiry into the incident.
On Saturday, a full emergency was declared at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi after a Dubai-bound FedEx aircraft suffered a bird hit soon after take-off.
According to airport officials, the decision was made so that the FedEx aircraft could land at the Delhi airport and technicians could inspect it for any technical flaws before granting approval. FedEx is a courier/cargo plane. The bird strike occurred at a height of 1,000 feet, according to airport officials.
An IndiGo flight from Surat to Delhi was recently rerouted to Ahmedabad after being hit by a bird during a climb in Surat.
DGCA had said that due to the bird hit, the engine fan blades were found to be broken during the ground inspection.