Civil Aviation Ministry directs DGCA to conduct probe in Indigo flight take-off incident

Saturday, 29 October 2022newsdesk

Civil Aviation Ministry has directed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to conduct a probe and furnish a report regarding an incident wherein the Delhi-Bengaluru Indigo flight faced a technical snag during take-off at Delhi Airport.

New Delhi, 29 October 2022

As per news report of AIR, IndiGo has said, the aircraft experienced a technical issue while the take-off roll, immediately after which the pilot aborted the take-off and the aircraft safely returned to the bay. It said, all the passengers and crew are safe. Aviation regulator DGCA on Saturday said it will take suitable follow-up action after conducting a detailed probe into an incident of an IndiGo plane’s engine catching fire at the Delhi airport. “The priority is to carry out a detailed investigation of the incident and ascertain the reasons for the fire in the engine. Fortunately, the fire was extinguished swiftly and the aircraft is now grounded,” DGCA chief Arun Kumar told PTI.

Source - AIR