- By Nidhi Giri
- Mon, 09 Dec 2024 01:59 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Delhi-Shillong SpiceJet flight carrying 80 passengers and crew on board was diverted to Patna on Monday after a crack in the cockpit windshield was detected. It landed safely at Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport, said officials.
“On December 9, 2024, SpiceJet Q400 aircraft operating from Delhi to Shillong was diverted to Patna when a windshield crack was observed. Please note that there are three different layers of windshield and only one layer of a particular window had a crack, and the diversion was purely a precautionary measure. The aircraft made a normal landing and not an emergency landing. Passengers were deplaned normally. Pressurisation was normal throughout the flight,” said a spokesperson from SpiceJet.
The aircraft has been temporarily grounded. Alternative arrangements have been made for the passengers.
The flight, which took off from Delhi at 7.03 am and was scheduled to land in Shillong at 10.02 am, will require clearance from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) after the windshield replacement before it can fly again.
A few days back, an IndiGo flight with 140 people on board en route from Bengaluru to Male made an emergency landing at Kochi International Airport due to a technical issue, according to statements from the airline and airport officials.
As per the statements, cited by news agency PTI, the plane encountered a technical snag, which prompted the aircraft to be diverted to Kochi airport. "The aircraft will return to operation after necessary maintenance, and an alternative one has been arranged to facilitate the passengers' journey to their destination," the carrier said.