Pune

Indigo flight returns to Kolkata due to snag

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PUNE: A snag in the engine of Indigo A320 Neo plane that was heading from Kolkata to Pune on Wednesday evening, forced the pilot to return to the Kolkata airport. The flight was at about 9,000 feet.

IndiGo issued a statement, “The IndiGo A32 Neo was operating Kolkata-Pune flight 6E-862. During this flight, the pilot observed an engine carried a caution message. The pilot carried out the necessary checklist and returned the aircraft to Kolkata.”

The Director General of Civil Aviation has directed IndiGo to replace the PW engine of 16 A320neo aircraft, within the next 15 days or face grounding of these planes.

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