Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Aug 12: A Go First flight carrying 92 people from Bengaluru to Male in the Maldives had to make an emergency landing in Coimbatore, due to a malfunctioning smoke alarm. While passing above the textile city in Tamil Nadu, the pilot noticed the smoke alarm. However, Coimbatore airport officials claimed it was a ‘false alarm.’
According to news agency PTI, the twin engines apparently overheated and set off the alert. The aircraft was deemed to be in good flying condition by the engineers after they had examined the engines and determined that the alarm had a problem.
A Go First flight, carrying 92 passengers, from Bengaluru to Malé (Maldives) had an emergency landing today at 12pm at Coimbatore airport after the engine overheat warning bell rang, an hour after the takeoff. All passengers safely disembarked: Airport officials pic.twitter.com/sBqSRTBHA5
— ANI (@ANI) August 12, 2022
Following reports of numerous incidences of technical malfunctions over the course of the previous month, aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia met with the heads of Indian carriers last month. Each airline was instructed by Scindia to take all necessary actions to increase safety monitoring.
A Go First plane last week had to land in Ahmedabad after it was struck by a bird shortly after takeoff on a Thursday afternoon.
On June 20, a SpiceJet airliner headed for Delhi caught fire shortly after takeoff from the Patna airport and had to make an emergency landing because a bird damaged it. Another IndiGo flight with a destination of Delhi made a return to Guwahati airport the same day because of what was possibly a bird strike after takeoff.
A Go First aircraft between Delhi and Guwahati experienced a windshield break earlier this month as a result of severe weather on Wednesday, according to a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official.
The aviation watchdog also recommended that all aircraft at base and transit stations be released by certifying staff possessing a licence with the required permission from their organisation after frequent engineering-related hiccups in various carriers.
