A detailed investigation will be conducted into the fire incident in the engine of the Indigo flight which was about to take off from the Delhi International Airport; After that, further action will be taken,” Directorate General of General Aviation (DGCA) said on Saturday.
An IndiGo flight, which was about to take off from Delhi airport to Bengaluru with 184 people on board, caught fire at around 10 pm on Friday. After that, the pilot immediately stopped the plane from taking off from the runway. The engine fire was quickly extinguished and the plane was brought to the airport.
All the passengers and staff were evacuated safely. All the passengers have been diverted to Bengaluru by another flight, IndiGo said in a statement. Also, the report also stated that there was a technical fault in the engine when the flight took off.
Meanwhile, the video of the incident went viral on social media. The aircraft in question is an Airbus A320. The Ministry of Civil Aviation has directed DGCA officials to conduct an inquiry into the fire in its engine and submit a report as soon as possible. Accordingly, a detailed investigation will be conducted; Following that, DGCA Chairman Arun Kumar said on Saturday that further action will be taken.
Passenger killed: 14 passengers and 3 crew members were injured when a Spice Jet flight from Mumbai to Durgapur (West Bengal) on May 1 suddenly shook while landing.
The Spice Jet company said on Saturday that Akbar Ansari (48), who was undergoing treatment at Durgapur Hospital for spinal cord injury, died last month. It is reported that the company has borne all the medical expenses for him. However, Ansari’s family has alleged that he was not given proper treatment.