SpiceJet flight to Jabalpur returns to Delhi after smoke in cabin

Saturday, 2 July 2022newsdesk

In what is at least the fifth air safety incident involving a SpiceJet aircraft in the last two months, a Jabalpur-bound flight operated by the low-cost carrier on a Bombardier Q400 Dash 8 plane made an emergency landing in New Delhi Saturday morning after smoke was noticed in the cabin.

New Delhi, 02 July 2022

As per news report of The Indian Express, the aircraft took off from Delhi early Saturday and while passing 5,000 feet, the crew noticed smoke in the cabin along with the lavatory smoke alarm going off, a top official at India’s aviation safety regulator DGCA said. “Cabin crew informed the cockpit crew of mild smoke in the cabin, but on visual check, no sign of smoke or damage was observed in the lavatory,” the official added.

Source -The Indian Express