New Delhi: An IndiGo aircraft had to make an emergency landing at the Kolkata airport after smoke filled its cabin mid-air. The incident took place Monday and the aircraft is on ground (AOG) at the NSCBI airport in Kolkata at present, the spokesperson said.
The Indigo Airbus A-320neo will require engine replacement and it will be done in Kolkata, a senior official of the airline said.
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Babies wailing, air hostesses on the standby with oxygen cylinders … thick smoke in the cabin of a new IndiGo A-320neo which made an emergency landing in Kolkata last night. 136 passengers onboard. Smoke on a plane is a known killer. pic.twitter.com/VJGMIQoauk
— Vishnu Som (@VishnuNDTV) December 11, 2018
Probe ordered
The Jaipur-Kolkata IndiGo flight with 136 passengers on board made an emergency landing in Kolkata after smoke incident, prompting the government to order a probe.
Officials of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), India, have already reached Kolkata to carry out a detailed investigation and prepare a report on what happened on Monday, a DGCA official told PTI.
The AAIB will submit its report to the ministry directly, he added.
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