NEW DELHI, Jan 5 (NNN-PTI) – A passenger plane flying from the Indian capital, New Delhi to Paris, was forced to return yesterday, after it developed a “technical snag,” local media reported.
The flight carrying 210 passengers made an emergency landing at New Delhi Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport.
The aircraft departed the IGI airport at 1:28 p.m. local time, but the pilot soon requested an emergency landing.
“Based on the request of the airline, a full emergency was declared at 2:03 p.m. (local time), with the air traffic control allowing the flight to return and land at the airport. It landed safely at 2:25 p.m. (local time),” local newspaper, Hindustan Times, quoted an airport official as saying.
India’s civil aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has ordered an inquiry into the incident.– NNN-PTI
