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Bengaluru-bound GoAir flight makes emergency landing in Delhi due to tech glitch

A Bengaluru-bound GoAir flight with nearly 190 people aboard made an emergency landing on Wednesday at the New Delhi airport due to technical issues.

Published on: Feb 8, 2017, 23:33:10 IST
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A Bengaluru-bound GoAir flight, carrying nearly 190 people, made an emergency landing on Wednesday at the New Delhi airport due to technical issues.

A GoAir flight headed for Bengaluru made an emergency landing in New Delhi on Wednesday night. (File Photo)
A GoAir flight headed for Bengaluru made an emergency landing in New Delhi on Wednesday night. (File Photo)

The incident happened in the evening and after landing safely, passengers were accommodated in the subsequent flight.

There were a total of 184 passengers and three infants aboard the flight that made the emergency landing, according to GoAir.

“G8-557 Delhi-Bengaluru flight had an emergency landing at Delhi airport at 1953 hours (7:53pm) due to technical reasons,” the airline said in a statement.

The flight had taken off at around 7:32pm.

Delhi airport sources said the flight landed safely on Runway 28 after the Air Traffic Control announced full emergency protocol.

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