A full emergency was declared at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on Tuesday after fumes were detected in the cabin of an Aeroflot flight SU 273 en route from Bangkok to Moscow.
Full emergency was declared AT IGI
“A full emergency was declared at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport at around 3:50 pm for an Aeroflot flight SU 273 from Bangkok to Moscow as fumes were reported in the cabin. There were around 425 passengers. All are safe, “ Delhi Airport Sources said.
A full emergency was declared at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport at around 3:50 pm for an Aeroflot flight SU 273 from Bangkok to Moscow as fumes reported in the cabin. There were around 425 passengers. All are safe: Delhi Airport Sources
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Aircraft with 12 Indians on board makes emergency landing in Nepal
Last month, an aircraft of Sita Airlines, a private airline company operating in remote areas of Nepal with 12 Indian passengers on board, made an emergency landing at Tribhuvan International Airport on April 16.
As per the airline’s officials, passengers and crew of the aircraft remained unharmed. “The incident occurred at around 2 PM in the afternoon. The crew with call sign 9n-AIE reported it to be a hydraulic failure,” the Sita Air official confirmed ANI, seeking anonymity.
The aircraft, en route to Ramechap from Lukla, the gateway to Mount Everest, was diverted to Kathmandu after experiencing a technical issue.
‘There were a total of 15 passengers on board’
“There were a total of 15 passengers on board, which included 12 Indian nationals and three Nepali nationals. Three crew members were on board,” the official detailed.
The Kathmandu airport was alerted following the report from the aircraft. The aircraft was later towed away to the parking bay after landing safely.
