Vistara flight UK880 from Hyderabad to Delhi made an emergency landing due to a technical fault. The pilot of the flight, which took off at 6.35 pm, reported a technical fault shortly after take off.
The pilot landed the flight again in Hyderabad at 7:23. Congress MP Danish Ali was also a passenger in the flight. After landing he wrote on X- 'Khuda Ka Shukra Hai. The experience of traveling on Vistara flight today was scary.
We circled the sky for half an hour. It was a very stressful time. Finally the pilot made an emergency landing in Hyderabad.' Along with his post, Danish Ali also shared a video, in which the crew members can be heard talking.
After a delay of 7 hours, the flight again took off from Hyderabad airport at around 1 pm and reached Delhi at around 2:30 pm. The total number of passengers on the flight is yet to be revealed.
This video was shot by Danish Ali after landing.
Vistara said- emergency landing happened due to maintenance At 7:33 PM, 10 minutes after the flight's emergency landing, Vistara informed X about the plane's emergency landing. Vistara said this landing was due to maintenance. Vistara then shared another post on X around 1 p.m. In which information was given about the re-takeoff of the flight.
Vistara also issued another statement apologizing for the inconvenience caused to passengers. The airlines said passenger safety is their top priority. The decision to land the plane was taken for the welfare of all passengers.
3 incidents of emergency landing
19 May: Air India Express plane engine fire, emergency landing of plane in Bengaluru
A fire broke out in the right engine of the plane.
The engine of Air India Express flight (IX 1132) from Bengaluru to Kochi suddenly caught fire late on Saturday night. After this, the flight had to make an emergency landing at Bengaluru airport. All 179 passengers and 6 crew members were evacuated safely.
May 17: Air India flight returned to Delhi airport, fear of fire in air conditioner unit
Air India flight AI-807 from Delhi to Bangalore had to return to Delhi. A Delhi airport official said the flight landed safely at 6:38 pm. The plane was brought back due to fears of a fire in the flight's air conditioning unit. There were 175 passengers on board the flight.
April 13: Emergency landing of Indigo flight in Chandigarh, with only 2 minutes of fuel left.
Indigo flight 6E2702 from Ayodhya to Delhi could not land due to bad weather in Delhi. After this he was diverted to Chandigarh. When the flight landed there, the flight had only 2 minutes of fuel left. The incident took place on 13th April.
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