IndiGo's Sharjah-Hyderabad flight was divertꦿed to Karachi as a precaution on Sunday after pilots observed defect in one of the engines, officials of aviation regulator DGCA said on Sunday.
This is the second Indian airline to make a landing in Kar🧸achi in two weeks.
IndiGo's Sharjah-Hyderabad flight was divertꦿed to Karachi as a precaution on Sunday after pilots observed defect in one of the engines, officials of aviation regulator DGCA said on Sunday.
Air India Express' Calicut-Dubai flight was🦩 diverted to Muscat a🔜fter burning smell observed in cabin
On July 14, IndiGo's Del🐓hi-Vadodara flight was diverted to Jaipur out of precaution as vibrations were observed in the engines of the aircraft for a second.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating both the incidents, officials noted. In a statement🌄 about Sunday's incident, IndiGo said that its 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," i🌞t added.
IndiGo's competitor SpiceJet is under regulatꦛory scanner right now. On July 6, the DGCA issued a show-cause notice to SpiceJet following at least eight incidents of technical malfun♏ction in its aircraft since June 19.
The aviation regulator said SpiceJet had "failed" 🐟to establish safe, efficient and reliaꦚble air services, and gave it three weeks to send a response to the notice.
(with inputs from PTI)