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IndiGo flight to Hyderabad makes precautionary landing in Karachi after technical snag, all passengers safe

| @indiablooms | Jul 17, 2022, at 02:47 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: An IndiGo aircraft flying from Sharjah to Hyderabad was diverted to Pakistan on Sunday after the pilot reported a technical defect in the aircraft, the airline said in a release.

The plane landed in Karachi and all the passengers are safe.

"IndiGo flight 6E-1406, 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 Hyderabad," the airline said in a release.

This is the second Indian airline to make a landing in Karachi in two weeks.

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