A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight was on Friday forced to make an emergency landing at Patna airport after one of its engines became inoperative. The aircraft made the landing shortly after taking off from the Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport in Patna.
The incident occurred just three minutes after the flight took off.
"An Indigo flight on Patna Delhi route returned to its origin due to a technical issue. Three minutes after its departure, the pilot reported one engine inoperative. The aircraft landed safely at 9.11 am. As per the pilot, no further assistance was required. All operations are normal here," an airport official told news agency PTI.
The IndiGo flight 6E 2433 was carrying 181 passengers and eight crew. All passengers are safe.
This comes just a few days after an Air India Express plane made a precautionary landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport after experiencing a technical glitch mid-flight. The plane was carrying 154 people on board.
An Air India spokesperson said there were 154 passengers on the flight and that it was a precautionary landing. All the passengers on the flight were safe.
"Flight IX613, operating between Tiruchirappalli and Sharjah on 31 July 2023, made a precautionary landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. The decision was taken due to a technical snag post-takeoff. The airline clarifies that this was not an emergency landing. We regret the inconvenience caused to guests on board. Our team is making alternative arrangements for their travel,” the Air India Express spokesperson said.