Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, July 5: The SpiceJet SG-11 flight from Delhi to Dubai makes an emergency landing in Karachi (Pakistan) due to a technical issue. Everyone on board is safe.
“No emergency was declared & 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,” said SpiceJet Spokesperson.
“Crew observed unusual fuel quantity reduction from left tank; carried out relevant non-normal checklist, however fuel quantity kept decreasing. Aircraft diverted to Karachi in coordination with ATC. During post-flight inspection, no visual leak observed from left main tank,” said DGCA.
Earlier on Saturday morning, a different SpiceJet flight that was travelling from Delhi to Jabalpur was forced to return to the Delhi airport due to smoke in the cabin. 5,000 feet was the altitude at which the crew first saw the smoke, according to ANI report.
More information is awaited.