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Ahmedabad: IndiGo flight with 60 people on board aborts take-off after technical snag
A Diu-bound IndiGo flight on Wednesday aborted the take-off at Ahmedabad after encountering a technical snag.
An IndiGo spokesperson said that a technical snag indication was noticed just before take-off on IndiGo flight 6E7966 operating from Ahmedabad to Diu and the aircraft returned to the bay as per standard operating procedure (SOP).
'Following the standard operating procedure, the pilots informed the authorities and returned the aircraft to bay. The aircraft will undergo necessary checks and maintenance before resuming operations,' the statement read, as per ANI.
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Officials told PTI that all passengers and crew in the aeroplane were safe.
An airport official separately told the news agency that the flight was cancelled due to some technical issues.
The agency quoted IndiGo sources as saying that the pilots took the decision to abort the take-off due to some technical reasons.
'When the aircraft began its take-off roll, the pilots took a decision to abort the take-off due to some technical reasons. The flight stands cancelled. All the 50-odd passengers and crew members are safe,' a source said.
This is at least the fifth aircraft-related incident this week. Earlier on Tuesday, an Air India flight caught fire at the Delhi airport after landing from Hong Kong.
Earlier on Monday, the Air India flight 2744 from Kochi to Mumbai went off the runway while landing in heavy rain at the Mumbai airport.
'The aircraft taxied safely to the gate, and all passengers and crew members have since disembarked. The aircraft has been grounded for checks,' the airline said.
In the second incident on Monday, a Kolkata-bound Air India flight aborted the takeoff due to a technical issue at the Delhi airport.
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In the third incident on Monday, an IndiGo aeroplane from Goa made an emergency landing at Madhya Pradesh's Indore airport after encountering a technical snag related to its landing gear.
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