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One indigo flight from Kolkata in eastern india Srinagar had to make one in the north emergency landing The crew reported a fuel leak on Wednesday.
Flight 6E 6961 landed safely at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state at around 4.10 pm local time.
All 166 passengers on board the plane are reported to be safe.
according to Varanasi After noticing the fuel leak the crew informed the captain, the police and airport authorities. In turn, the pilot immediately became alert air traffic control, which cleared aircraft for one emergency landingaccording to India Today,
The Hindu Unnamed sources were quoted as saying that a faulty sensor was responsible for triggering the false fuel leak warning, but this has not been confirmed in official statements.
A technical team has been deployed to examine the aircraft and confirm the nature of the fault.
In a statement, indigo “The landing was carried out as a precautionary measure,” the flight said. Varanasi Airport due to a suspected technical problem.”
The airline said it organized an alternative flight so passengers could resume their journey Srinagar,
“As a safety measure, the aircraft has been grounded for necessary checks and an alternative aircraft has been arranged to continue the journey,” the airline said.
“At IndiGo, the safety of our passengers, crew and aircraft is our top priority,” the statement said. “We appreciate our customers’ patience and cooperation as our teams work to minimize any inconvenience.”
In another aviation-related incident, Air India flight AI191, operating between Mumbai and Newark in the US, was forced to return to the coastal Indian city soon after takeoff due to a suspected technical problem.
According to local reports, the flight crew decided to return as a precautionary measure and the plane landed safely back in Mumbai.
As a result, both flight AI191 and its return leg, AI144, were cancelled.