Tense moments for 179 persons as airplane makes emergency landing

Srinagar: As many as 179 passengers of a Delhi-bound Indigo flight experienced some tense moments on Friday when their airplane developed some 'suspected technical snag' immediately after takeoff. The pilot made an emergency landing only a few minutes after take-off from Srinagar international airport.
"The plane developed some technical snag. Later it took off smoothly," said airport officer OP Bhuwaniwala.
Security Officials at the airport said that computer of the plane warned of some snag mid-air, five minutes after it took off from the airport.
"The pilot informed the ground staff about the suspected technical snag and requested for emergency landing," said airport security SP Abdul Rashid.
"A local engineer addressed the fault and flight took-off again within minutes," Rashid informed.
13/07/12 Ashiq Hussain/Hindustan Times

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Categories: airports Jul 2012, Indigo Airlines Jul 2012, Safety Jul 2012