Kolkata: A Singapore Air Force plane with 15 personnel onboard made an emergency landing at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport here on Tuesday due to a "fuel leakage" problem.
Only six minutes of fuel was left in the aircraft when it made "full" emergency landing at the NSC Bose International Airport at 13:25 hours, Kolkata Airport sources said.
"Full emergency was declared for the Singapore Air Force at 12:56 hours, which landed safely at 13:25 hours," the sources said.
The aircraft was on its way to Singapore from Kathmandu, where it had flown to transport relief material following the devastating earthquake that jolted the land-locked Himalayan country on April 25, leaving thousands dead and razing hundreds of buildings to the ground.
The pilot had detected fuel leakage and had sought the permission of the Air Traffic Control at the Kolkata Airport, for it being the nearest one, they said.
The plane took off at 16:00 hours after the necessary repair, the sources added.
