Hyderabad: Passengers onboard a Hyderabad-Chennai TruJet flight had a narrow escape, on Monday morning, after the aircraft made an emergency landing at the city’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), following an alleged fuel leak. The ATR flight, 2T 201, took-off from RGIA at 8am with 42 passengers. Within 10 minutes, it developed a technical snag and was forced to return to the base.
The incident led to panic among fliers who complained that the TruJet staff offered no help or clarity over the situation at hand. Worse, with the airline cancelling the service, many of them were left stranded at RGIA for hours on end.
TruJet officials, while confirming the incident, said that it was a “minor engineering defect”. “Soon after take-off, the pilot detected an issue with the engine and alerted the ATC. It returned to the base by 8.15am,” said a senior official from the airline. Though he hinted at a probable leakage, he maintained that it “wasn’t alarming”. “The aircraft was sent into repair immediately after it returned to RGIA. It took our engineers just about three hours to repair it. If it was as serious, it would have taken much longer,” he said. The official also said that the aircraft was later used on other routes including Kadapa and Mysore. “Also, the inconvenienced passengers were either accommodated on another aircraft or offered refund,” the official said.
27/08/19 Times of India
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The incident led to panic among fliers who complained that the TruJet staff offered no help or clarity over the situation at hand. Worse, with the airline cancelling the service, many of them were left stranded at RGIA for hours on end.
TruJet officials, while confirming the incident, said that it was a “minor engineering defect”. “Soon after take-off, the pilot detected an issue with the engine and alerted the ATC. It returned to the base by 8.15am,” said a senior official from the airline. Though he hinted at a probable leakage, he maintained that it “wasn’t alarming”. “The aircraft was sent into repair immediately after it returned to RGIA. It took our engineers just about three hours to repair it. If it was as serious, it would have taken much longer,” he said. The official also said that the aircraft was later used on other routes including Kadapa and Mysore. “Also, the inconvenienced passengers were either accommodated on another aircraft or offered refund,” the official said.
27/08/19 Times of India
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