New Delhi: SpiceJet B737 aircraft operating flight SG-11 (Delhi-Dubai) was diverted to Karachi on Tuesday due to an indicator light malfunctioning. The aircraft landed safely in Karachi and passengers were safely disembarked, according to a SpiceJet spokesperson. "No emergency was declared and the aircraft made a normal landing. There was no earlier report of any malfunction with the aircraft. Passengers have been served refreshments. A replacement aircraft is being sent to Karachi that will take the passengers to Dubai," he said.
More than 150 passengers were present onboard the SpiceJet flight that made an emergency landing in Pakistan's Karachi after developing a technical fault. The crew observed unusual fuel quantity reduction from the left tank; carried out a relevant non-normal checklist, however, fuel quantity kept decreasing. Hence, the aircraft was diverted to Karachi in coordination with ATC. During the post-flight inspection, no visual leak was observed from the left main tank, the DGCA said.
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This is at least the sixth incident of technical malfunction happening on SpiceJet aircraft in the last 17 days. the aviation authority said it was probing possible reasons behind the incident. After the malfunctioning was spotted, the aircraft pilot contacted ATC (Air Traffic Control) in Karachi, which allowed the landing on humanitarian grounds.
There were 100 passengers on board. In March 2021, a Lucknow-bound IndiGo flight from Sharjah was also diverted to Karachi airport due to a medical emergency on board. On June 19, an engine on SpiceJet's Delhi-bound aircraft carrying 185 passengers caught fire soon after taking off from the Patna airport and the plane made an emergency landing minutes later. The engine malfunctioned because of a bird hit. In another incident on June 19, a flight for Jabalpur had to return to Delhi due to cabin pressurisation issues. (with PTI inputs)
