All of the passengers onboard flight 6E-1406 are secure, the airline mentioned. (Representational symbol)
New Delhi:
An IndiGo plane flying from Sharjah to Hyderabad diverted to Pakistan lately after the pilot reported a technical defect within the plane, the airline has mentioned. The airplane made a precautionary touchdown in Karachi and the entire passengers are secure, it mentioned.
“IndiGo flight 6E-1406, running from Sharjah to Hyderabad was once diverted to Karachi. The pilot noticed a technical defect. Important procedures had been adopted and as a precaution the plane was once diverted to Karachi. An extra flight is being despatched to Karachi to fly the passengers to Hyderabad,” the airline mentioned in a free up.
That is the second one Indian airline to make a touchdown in Karachi in two weeks.
Previous this month, a SpiceJet plane from Delhi to Dubai made an unscheduled forestall within the Pakistan town because of a malfunctioning gas indicator gentle within the cockpit.
The 138 passengers later left for Dubai in a substitute flight that was once despatched from India. It took a number of hours earlier than the Pakistan executive allowed the passengers to board a substitute plane and fly out to Dubai.