Spicejet flight makes priority landing

A Spicejet flight on Wednesday made a 'priority landing' in Kolkata after suspicious activities by some passengers on board, airport sources said.

A Spicejet flight on Wednesday made a 'priority landing' in Kolkata after suspicious activities by some passengers on board, airport sources said.

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The pilot of the Spicejet flight 203 radioed the ATC at the NSC Bose International Airport and was allowed to make a priority landing, the sources said.

Crew members were alerted by the suspicious activities of some passengers and informed the pilot, who in turn informed the ATC and was allowed to land immediately, the sources said.

The aircraft landed in Kolkata at around noon. The number of passengers and crew onboard was not yet known. The aircraft was still on the runway.