Amritsar-bound Vistara flight makes precautionary landing in Delhi

There were 146 passengers onboard when Vistara flight took off from IGI for Amritsar. The precautionary landing was sounded at runway number 28 of terminal 2.

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On February 17, an Amritsar-bound Vistara flight had to make a precautionary landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport. As per sources, it had to make a precautionary landing after it developed a technical snag. 

There were 146 passengers onboard when it took off from IGI for Amritsar. The precautionary was sounded at runway number 28 of terminal number 2. Soon after it took off, the pilot detected the snag and immediately contacted the Airport authority.

An alarm was sounded and agencies such as police and fire brigade were pressed into service. A senior police official said that they got the call regarding the precautionary landing at 10:15 a.m.

"Technical snag detected on Vistara flight UK 697 operating Delhi to Amritsar today. As precautionary step, pilots decided to turn back and landed safely at IGI Airport. Another aircraft was immediately arranged to fly pax to Amritsar which took off post a technical inspection," said Vistara.

No one was hurt in the incident, he added. According to the fire department, they got a call and six fire engines were rushed to the IGI.

Details are awaited. It’s a developing story. 

With inputs from IANS