Bengaluru-Male Go First Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Coimbatore After 'Faulty' Smoke Warning
According to the report, the alarm bell went off after the two engines allegedly overheated and the flight landed safely at the airport in Coimbatore.
New Delhi: A Go First flight, flying from Bengaluru to Male, made an emergency landing in Coimbatore due to a ‘faulty’ smoke alarm on Friday, news agency PTI reported. According to sources, the aircraft, with 92 passengers on board, was diverted after a smoke warning was detected.
According to the report, the alarm bell went off after the two engines allegedly overheated and the flight landed safely at the airport in Coimbatore.
The engineers checked the engines and said that there was some 'fault' in the alarm and declared that the aircraft was fit to travel.
Subsequently, it proceeded towards its destination, the sources added.
“A Go First flight, carrying 92 passengers, from Bengaluru to Malé (Maldives) had an emergency landing today at 12pm at Coimbatore airport after the engine overheat warning bell rang, an hour after the takeoff. All passengers safely disembarked,” airport officials said.
“The matter is being inspected by the Go First engineering team and rectification is underway, said the spokesperson of the carrier.
According to a report by ABP Nadu, the aircraft reported 'may day', when flying over Coimbatore. The Cochin Air traffic control then changed the aircraft to Coimbatore ATC that declared full emergency at Coimbatore airport. All precautions were taken, fire tenders were positioned at pre determined positions. The aircraft was descended and landed at Coimbatore. Later, the pilot reported that all operations were normal.
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Notably, last week, an aircraft of Go First returned to Ahmedabad after it suffered a bird hit within a few minutes of take-off on Thursday.
Earlier, on June 20, a Delhi-bound flight of the SpiceJet airlines, caught fire soon after taking off from the Patna airport and made an emergency landing, minutes later due to a bird hit.
Notably, on the same day, another Delhi-bound IndiGo flight returned to Guwahati airport after a suspected bird hit soon after the take-off.
Earlier last month, the windshield of a Go First flight from Delhi to Guwahati cracked mid-air due to bad weather, a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official said.
Meanwhile, in the light of multiple technical snags during the last one month, aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia held meeting with chiefs of Indian carriers and asked each airline to take all necessary steps needed to ramp up safety measures.
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