IndiGo's Kolkata-Srinagar flight makes priority landing at Varanasi Airport due to fuel issues
IndiGo flight 6E6961 from Kolkata to Srinagar made an emergency landing in Varanasi due to fuel issues, carrying 166 passengers.
An IndiGo plane enroute to Srinagar from Kolkata made a precautionary landing at the Varanasi airport on Wednesday evening due to a technical issue.
Sources told PTI that malfunctioning of a sensor in the aircraft led to a false alarm of fuel leakage, following which the plane landed in Varanasi.
"IndiGo flight 6E 6961, operating from Kolkata to Srinagar, made a precautionary landing at Varanasi airport due to a suspected technical issue. As a safety measure, the aircraft has been grounded for necessary checks, and an alternate aircraft has been arranged to continue the journey," the airline said in a statement.
Specific details about the technical issue and the number of passengers onboard were not disclosed.
LBSI Airport Director Puneet Gupta told TOI, “The pilot of IndiGo Airlines flight number 6961, heading to Srinagar from Kolkata, noticed some fuel leak after which he immediately contacted Air Traffic Control (ATC) Varanasi and requested priority landing.”
Following ATC clearance, the aircraft safely landed on the runway at around 4:10 pm, according to a report by the Times of India.
The flight was operated with A320 neo aircraft, as per information available on flight tracking website Flightradar24.com.
More details awaited.
(With inputs from agencies, Times of India)