Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight skids off runway in Assam; all 98 passengers safe

The passengers had a harrowing experience after a Kolkatabound IndiGo flight with 98 passengers on board skidded off the runway while taxiing for takeoff at the Jorhat airport in Assam on ThursdayIndigo flight 6E757 was scheduled to takeoff for Kolkata on Thursday at 220 pm as per the scheduled departure time While taxiing for take off on the runway the aircrafts wheels veered off the tarmac and was stuck in the soft mud in a field beside the runwayPassengers were deboarded some time after the incident with the help of the Indian Air Force as IAF is maintaining the airportThe authorities tried hard to resolve the issue but it could not rectify the issue for about six hours and consequently the flight had to be cancelledAlso read Hoax bomb threat on IndiGos PatnaDelhi flight passenger detainedIndiGo flight 6E757 operating from Jorhat to Kolkata returned back to the bay While taxiing out the pilot was advised that one of the main wheel had partially run over the grass adjacent to the taxiway IndiGo saidOn a positive note no passenger was hurt in this accident and an internal team has been constituted for investigation purposesAs a precaution the pilot held the taxi procedure and asked for a necessary inspection The aircraft was taken back to the bay at Jorhat for inspections During the initial inspection there were no abnormalities observed As a matter of caution the maintenance team initiated a thorough inspection The flight was cancelled the IndiGo statement readNowadays several untoward incidents related to IndiGo flights have happened at a time when many midair incidents are reported these daysRecently Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia in the Lok Sabha said in a written reply stated that a total of 478 technical snagrelated occurrences were reported in planes between July 1 2021 and June 30 2022During operations an aircraft may experience technical snags due to malfunctioning of componentsequipment fitted on the aircraft which require rectification by the airlines for continued safe efficient and reliable air transport service These technical snags are reported by the flight crew on receiving an aural or visual warning in the cockpit or an indication of an inoperativefaulty system or while experiencing difficulty in operating the aircraft said Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia in the Lok Sabha on ThursdayOn July 17 an IndiGo flight from Sharjah to Hyderabad was diverted to Pakistan after a glitch in the aircraft was reported by the pilotThe airline had said that the plane had to make a precautionary landing in Karachi and all passengers in it are safe The Indian carrier further said that an additional aircraft will be flown to Karachi to bring back the passengers to HyderabadA release from IndiGo read IndiGo flight 6E1406 operating from Sharjah to Hyderabad was diverted to Karachi The pilot observed a technical defect Necessary procedures were followed and as a precaution the aircraft was diverted to Karachi An additional flight is being sent to Karachi to fly the passengers to HyderabadThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever