In what comes as a further bad news for India’s aviation industry, Air India Express’s Calicut-Dubai flight was diverted to Muscat on Saturday night after a burning smell was observed in cabin mid-air, officials of aviation regulator DGCA said on Sunday. Air India Express Calicut-Dubai flight diverted to Muscat due to burning smell.
Officials said that the burning smell was coming from one of the vents in the forward galley and pilots, therefore, diverted the plane to Muscat and landed safely. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating the incident, officials noted. In another incident, IndiGo’s Sharjah-Hyderabad flight was diverted to Karachi as a precaution on Sunday after pilots observed defect in one of the engines. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating both the incidents, officials noted.
IndiGo flight 6E-1406, operating from Sharjah to Hyderabad was diverted to Karachi. The pilot observed a technical defect,” IndiGo said in a statement to the media. “Necessary procedures were followed and as a precaution the aircraft was diverted to Karachi.” Later, IndiGo airlines’ replacement aircraft has reached Karachi, Pakistan after its flight from Sharjah to Hyderabad made an emergency landing at Karachi airport, earlier today. The replacement aircraft will depart from Karachi in a while with all 125 passengers onboardaccording to the sources.
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Earlier, on July 5, a Dubai-bound SpiceJet flight from New Delhi made a precautionary landing in Pakistan’s Karachi airport after the pilot developed a technical glitch. “SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Dubai diverted to Karachi. Boeing 737′ engine has developed a technical fault. The captain of the aircraft sought a precautionary landing and was given permission. All passengers on board are safe.
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