IndiGo plane catches fire in Nepal, no deaths
BY Agencies9 March 2014 12:09 AM GMT
Agencies9 March 2014 12:09 AM GMT
Flight 6E 031 to Kathmandu had 175 passengers, 1 infant and 6 crew members. It made a normal landing and was parked in a bay when a ground engineer saw smoke and fire emanating from the right brake assembly, said a source.
Passengers were evacuated by the slide-chute, even as the fire was brought under control. The airline will be sending another aircraft to fly its passengers booked on the Kathmandu-Delhi flight.
‘Subject to the DGCA approval we hope to operate the Kathmandu-Delhi flight at 9pm, Kathmandu time,’’ said an IndiGo spokesperson.
The passengers have been accommodated in a hotel, the official added. A technical team from the airline is due to arrive in Kathmandu to access the situation, according to officials. The budget airlines began its services to Kathmandu in October 2011.
Passengers were evacuated by the slide-chute, even as the fire was brought under control. The airline will be sending another aircraft to fly its passengers booked on the Kathmandu-Delhi flight.
‘Subject to the DGCA approval we hope to operate the Kathmandu-Delhi flight at 9pm, Kathmandu time,’’ said an IndiGo spokesperson.
The passengers have been accommodated in a hotel, the official added. A technical team from the airline is due to arrive in Kathmandu to access the situation, according to officials. The budget airlines began its services to Kathmandu in October 2011.
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