A Delhi-bound Vistara flight from Bangkok landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday on a single-engine following an ‘electrical malfunction.’ In another incident, an IndiGo flight was reported smoke coming out from the cabin, informed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials.
According to sources, the A320 Aircraft VT-TNJ was operating as flight UK-122 (BKK-DEL) on Tuesday. The flight was uneventful and landed on runway 10 at Delhi airport. Post runway vacation Engine 2 was shut down for single-engine taxiing. The Air traffic control (ATC) was informed and a tow truck was requested. Subsequently, the aircraft was towed to the parking bay. The matter was reported to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
The plane was towed from the taxi bay to the parking bay.
“After landing in Delhi, while taxiing to the parking bay, our flight UK122 (BKK-DEL) had a minor electrical malfunction on July 5, 2022. Keeping passenger safety and comfort in mind the crew elected to tow the aircraft to the bay,” said Vistara spokesperson.
Following this, the DGCA ordered a probe into the incident.
An incident of smoke coming out from the cabin in an IndiGo flight was reported by the cabin crew. The incident came to light when the smoke came out from its cabin during Taxi In after landing on July 5. “A Raipur-Indore IndiGo flight (A320Neo aircraft) was reported by the cabin crew to have smoke coming out from its cabin during Taxi In after landing on July 05,” DGCA said.
Today’s incidents came in the wake of two mishaps in SpiceJet flights on Tuesday.
Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia showed his concerns over recent incidents related to SpiceJet and said, “Passenger safety is paramount. Even the smallest error hindering safety will be thoroughly investigated and course-corrected.”