CHANDIGARH: An IndiGo flight from Ayodhya to Delhi attempted to land twice at Delhi airport but was unsuccessful due to bad weather. The flight had a close call after being forced to divert to Chandigarh with barely any fuel left.
The incident took place on Saturday (April 13) on flight 6E2702. The incident has sparked safety concerns. Passengers and a retired pilot allege that IndiGo may have violated Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Deputy commissioner of police (Crime) Satish Kumar, who shared his ‘harrowing experience’ on X (formerly known as Twitter), mentioned that the flight with the number 6E2702 was planned to leave Ayodhya at 3.25pm and reach Delhi by 4.30pm.
“Around 4.15 pm. the pilot announced that there’s bad weather at Delhi airport and assured that the plane has 45 minutes of Holding Fuel,” Satish said.
The incident took place on Saturday (April 13) on flight 6E2702. The incident has sparked safety concerns. Passengers and a retired pilot allege that IndiGo may have violated Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Deputy commissioner of police (Crime) Satish Kumar, who shared his ‘harrowing experience’ on X (formerly known as Twitter), mentioned that the flight with the number 6E2702 was planned to leave Ayodhya at 3.25pm and reach Delhi by 4.30pm.
“Around 4.15 pm. the pilot announced that there’s bad weather at Delhi airport and assured that the plane has 45 minutes of Holding Fuel,” Satish said.
“The pilot attempted landing twice, couldn’t due to bad weather and still wasted lot of time deciding the next course of action. At 5.30 pm (after a lapse of 75 minutes since the Holding fuel announcement) the pilot announced that he’ll finally attempt landing at Chandigarh,” Satish added.
Satish further added,” Finally the plane managed to land at 6.10pm at Chandigarh Airport after a lapse of 115 minutes since the 45 minutes holding fuel announcement. Got to know after landing that we’ve landed in the nick of time with only 1 or 2 minutes of fuel left from the crew staff.”
Satish tagged the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and questioned if SOPs were followed, demanding an investigation by the DGCA.