A Saudi Airlines cargo plane made an emergency landing at the Kolkata International Airport on Saturday afternoon. A speeding attempt was made after the pilot reported that a windshield had exploded in mid-air. According to news agency ANI, the plane landed safely at Kolkata airport at 12:02 pm.
Early last week, an Indigo Airlines flight from Bengaluru to Varanasi had to make an emergency landing at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Shamshabad, Telangana. According to ANI, the pilot contacted ATC after receiving a technical glitch.
Later in the day, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) confirmed that IndiGo flight 6E897 had taken off from Bengaluru to Varanasi but made an emergency landing at 6:15 am after diverting to Shamshabad airport.
According to DGCA officials, all 137 passengers on board the flight are safe.