GoAir flight makes emergency landing due to 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 158 passengers on board, including crew, landed safely.

New Delhi: A technical glitch forced budget carrier GoAir to divert its city-bound flight from Patna to Aurangabad, where it made an emergency landing.

The flight G8-586 had 158 people on board including the crew, GoAir said.

"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.

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