IndiGo’s Sharjah-Hyderabad flight diverted to Pakistan’s Karachi after pilot reports technical defect.
IndiaIndiGo Flight’s Precautionary Landing In Karachi, All Passengers Safe
IndiGo Flight’s Precautionary Landing In Karachi, All Passengers Safe
New Delhi: An IndiGo aircraft flying from Sharjah to Hyderabad had to be diverted to Pakistan today after the pilot reported a technical defect in the aircraft, the airline has said. The plane landed in Karachi and all the passengers are safe.
“IndiGo flight 6E-1406, operating from Sharjah to Hyderabad was diverted to Karachi. The pilot observed a technical defect. Necessary procedures were followed and as a precaution the aircraft was diverted to Karachi. An additional flight is being sent to Karachi to fly the passengers to Hyderabad,” the airline said in a release.
This is the second Indian airline to make a landing in Karachi in two weeks.
Earlier this month, a SpiceJet aircraft from Delhi to Dubai made an unscheduled stop in the Pakistan city due to a malfunctioning indicator light.
The 138 passengers later left for Dubai in a replacement flight that was sent from India.
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