New Delhi: The smoke was detected inside the cabin of the Raipur-Indore Indigo flight after landing on Tuesday and all the passengers were able to disembark from the aircraft safely, said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). "A Raipur-Indore IndiGo flight (A320Neo aircraft) was reported by the cabin crew to have smoke coming out from its cabin during Taxi In after landing, yesterday, July 05," said DGCA as reported by news agency ANI.
The regulatory body is probing the incident, the officials added.
Earlier today, An engine of a Vistara aircraft on its way from Bangkok failed after it landed at the Delhi airport but all passengers disembarked safely, aviation regulator DGCA said. The incident occurred on Tuesday and the crew decided to tow the aircraft to the parking bay keeping in mind passenger safety, said the airlines.
A Vistara spokesperson said one of the engines had developed a "minor" electrical malfunction after the aircraft landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
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"After landing in Delhi, while taxing to the parking bay, our flight UK122 (BKK-DEL) had a minor electrical malfunction on July 5. Keeping passenger safety and comfort in mind the crew elected to tow the aircraft to the bay," said Vistara Spokesperson.
The cases of sudden failure in planes in the country are continuously coming to the fore. Especially in Spice Jet aircraft, within a few days, about 8 cases have been reported in which major accidents were averted. On Tuesday itself, the Spicejet flight to Dubai landed in Karachi, Pakistan due to a technical snag.
SpiceJet's SG-11 flight from Delhi to Dubai made an emergency landing in Karachi, Pakistan after a technical snag. All the passengers on the plane were safe. A SpiceJet spokesperson said that the SpiceJet B737 aircraft was diverted towards Karachi due to a technical fault in the indicator light.