New Delhi: A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight, originated from Cochin, diverted to Bhopal due to a medical emergency on board, the airlines said in a statement on Friday. "IndiGo flight 6E 2407 operating from Cochin to Delhi has been diverted to Bhopal due to a medical emergency on board. We regret the inconvenience caused to other passengers," said the statement read by low-cost airline IndiGo.
New Delhi: A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight, originated from Cochin, diverted to Bhopal due to a medical emergency on board, the airlines said in a statement on Friday. “IndiGo flight 6E 2407 operating from Cochin to Delhi has been diverted to Bhopal due to a medical emergency on board. We regret the inconvenience caused to other passengers,” said the statement read by low-cost airline IndiGo.
Bhopal airport said in a statement that After landing at Bhopal airport, the airport team immediately offloaded the passenger and shifted him safely to the nearest hospital. Earlier, an Air India Express flight that was traveling from Calicut to Dammam was diverted to Thiruvananthapuram after its tail hit the ground during take-off. Officials said a full emergency was declared at the Thiruvananthapuram airport and the plane landed safely.
According to information,a officials said that Air India Express flight IX 385 on the Kozhikode-Dammam route was diverted to Thiruvananthapuram due to apprehension of a tail strike during take-off from Kozhikode airport. The airline said in a statement. “The aircraft carrying 168 passengers landed safely at Thiruvananthapuram at 12.15 pm and the passengers were disembarked.” “We are making arrangements to send the passengers to Dammam by an alternate flight which is scheduled to take off from Thiruvananthapuram at 3.30 pm today,” the statement said.
On February 4, a Calicut-bound Air India Express flight from Abu Dhabi landed back at Abu Dhabi airport after flames were detected in one of the engines soon after take-off. Similarly, on January 23, an Air India Express flight from Trivandrum to Muscat landed back 45 minutes after taking off due to a technical glitch. According to officials, the flight management system (FMS) developed a technical glitch.In December 2022, a snake was found on a Dubai-bound Air India Express flight. Air India Express Boeing B-737 flight from Calicut to Dubai took off as scheduled and after landing at Dubai airport, the staff reported a snake on board the aircraft.
