‘Mayday’ call! Chennai-bound Indigo flight makes emergency landing

Bengaluru: An Indigo flight that flew from Guwahati to Chennai had to make an emergency landing at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru recently, according to airline sources.

Indigo spokesperson said the airline made a “mayday” call before it landed in Bengaluru, as it "ran out of fuel".

“The incident occurred on June 19. The flight was scheduled to arrive in Chennai at about 7.45 pm, but due to bad weather in Chennai, it could not land. The pilot opted to divert the flight to Bengaluru but realised they ran out of fuel. So, he alerted the airport with a mayday call,” said the spokesperson.

According to Indigo, the flight finally landed safely in Bengaluru at about 8.20 pm on June 19.-

Earlier this week, a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight with 157 passengers on board made an emergency landing in Nagpur on Tuesday after receiving a bomb threat, the Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) said, reports PTI.

The flight, which originated from Muscat, was on its way to Delhi after its scheduled stop in Kochi.

The CIAL said it received the threat in its official email ID about the flight, which departed for Delhi with 157 passengers and six crew members at 9.31 am.

"The information was promptly communicated to relevant authorities following which the flight made an emergency landing at Nagpur airport," the airport operator said.

An IndiGo spokesperson later, in a statement, confirmed receiving a "security concern" pertaining to its flight and said it immediately informed the relevant authorities as per security aviation protocol.

Subsequently, a Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (BTAC) was convened, and the threat was declared as "specific", CIAL said.

"The flight safely landed at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur, and all customers disembarked," IndiGo said in the statement.