All the passengers are said to be safe. (Photo Credits: Screengrab from Twitter Video)
The engine of SpiceJet’s flight from Patna to Delhi caught fire.
The engine of a SpiceJet aircraft caught fire after it took off from Patna to Delhi on Sunday. Flight SG723 carrying 185 passengers landed safely just after takeoff.
All the passengers are said to be safe. However, the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
“The Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight returned to Patna airport after an engine failure in the aircraft,” an airport official said.
#watch The Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight returned to Patna airport after a technical snag was reported that caused the plane to catch fire; All passengers were rescued safely pic.twitter.com/Vvsvq5yeVJ
— ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2022
Patna District Magistrate (DM) Chandrashekhar Singh said the locals noticed the fire in the plane and after informing the district and airport authorities, the flight to Delhi returned to Patna airport.
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Emergency landing of aircraft in Patna. Aircraft engine fire. Watch the exclusive video before landing-#spicejet #airplane #emergency landing #PatnaAirport @jaspreet_k5 pic.twitter.com/nNCcQZvUTK— News18 India (@News18India) June 19, 2022
“All 185 passengers disembarked safely. The reason is technical glitch, engineering team is doing further analysis,” the DM said.
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