An IndiGo flight 6E-1715 flying from Kannur to Doha with 168 passengers had an precautionary landing at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai on Friday evening.
Meanwhile, the airline informed that all the passengers are safe and they are being accommodated on an alternate aircraft for their onward journey.
According to an official statement by the airline, the aircraft was diverted to Mumbai as a precaution.
"The operating crew noticed a technical issue and diverted the aircraft to Mumbai for necessary maintenance," said the airline official.
IndiGo's Kannur-Doha flight makes precautionary landing at Mumbai airport | flightradar24
Meanwhile, a SpiceJet flight from Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) bound for Kozhikode with 197 passengers, including six crew, onboard had an emergency landing at the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) on Friday evening following hydraulic failure, an airport spokesperson said here.
This is a developing story. More details are awaited.
