Mumbai-bound GoAir flight makes emergency landing in Aurangabad, all safe

The GoAir flight no G8 586 was flying from Patna to Mumbai.

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MUMBAI: A Mumbai-bound GoAir flight had to make an emergency landing in Aurangabad on Sunday due to some technical glitch.

The GoAir flight G8 586 was flying from Patna to Mumbai when a technical glitch forced it to make an emergency landing in Aurangabad.  

All the passengers are safe. 

Mumbai bound GoAir flight made emergency landing in Aurangabad, today. Flight was flying from Patna to Mumbai. All passengers safe. #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/qnlvuv5FQR — ANI (@ANI) June 2, 2019

"GoAir flight G8-586 from Patna to Mumbai made an emergency landing at Aurangabad airport due to a technical glitch," the airline said in the statement. 

''The flight G8-586 had 158 people on board including the crew,'' it added.

All the 158 passengers on the aircraft, including crew, landed safely and will be accommodated on an alternate flight to their destination, it said.