New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: The engine of Bengaluru-Ahmedabad GoAir flight caught a small fire during takeoff, the airline said on Tuesday.
In a statement, GoAir said, "The fire, however, has been doused and all passengers and crew are safe and the plane is being towed off the runway after which the passengers will be deplaned."
However, the number of onboard was unknown.
"The right engine of GoAir flight G8 802 from Ahmedabad to Bengaluru is suspected to have suffered from a foreign object damage (FOD) while on take-off roll. The suspected FOD resulted in a small fire which has been doused," the statement added.
All passengers and crew were safe and no emergency evacuation was needed.
The safety of our passengers and crew is of paramount importance and the airline sincerely regrets any inconvenience caused to its passengers, the carrier said.
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Go Air spokesperson said, "An alternate aircraft has been arranged to accommodate the passengers. The revised departure from Ahmedabad is scheduled at 13.30 local time due to Bengaluru runway closure till 15:00 hours."
"All the passengers are being provided assistance and refreshments. At GoAir, the safety of our passengers and crew is of paramount importance and the airline sincerely regrets any inconvenience caused to its passengers."
Earlier on Saturday, an Air India plan had involved a tail strike incident at Pune airport. During take-off roll while at 120 Knots speed, the crew saw a jeep and a person on the runway, to avoid conflict they did an early rotation," sources told PTI.
The aircraft had safely landed in Delhi.
The Air India aircraft 321, scheduled to operate AI 825 to Srinagar, was withdrawn for investigation, reported ANI.
(with agency inputs)