Spicejet aircraft makes emergency landing in Mumbai

Mumbai: A Spicejet Mumbai-Hyderabad flight made an emergency landing at Mumbai airport early on Friday after smoke was detected in the cabin, an official said. The incident occurred when the Hyderabad-bound flight SG-401 took off at 5.29am. Ajiv Patil, a passenger on board, said that soon after take-off, there was burning smell inside the aircraft and passengers felt a burning sensation in their eyes.
Even as there was panic among the passengers, the pilot announced that on account of some technical problem, the aircraft would return to Mumbai, Patil told IANS.
27/05/11 Indo-Asian News Service

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