Delhi-Guwahati Go First flight diverted to Jaipur after windshield cracks mid-air
New Delhi [India], July 20: In the third continuous incident of technical malfunction involving Go First planes in the last 2 days, a windshield of a flight between Delhi and Guwahati cracked mid-air due to bad weather on Wednesday, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official said.
The aircraft was diverted to Jaipur and landed safely.
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A senior official of DGCA said that 30 such incidents take place daily, but these occurrences hardly have any safety implications.
While addressing media, a senior official stated that, "On average, about 30 incidents do take place, including go-around, missed approaches, diversion, medical emergencies, weather, technical and bird hits.”
"Most of them have no safety implications. On the contrary, they are a sine qua non of a robust safety management system," he added.
In similar incidents, another two Go First flights were diverted due to engine snags on Tuesday. The DGCA has said that the matter is being investigated and the aircraft are being grounded. The DGCA added that the flights will take off once they get clearance from the authority.
While the GoAir A320 aircraft VT-WGA flight from Mumbai to Leh was diverted to Delhi due to Engine No.2 EIU (Engine Interface Unit) fault, Go Air A320 aircraft VT-WJG flight G8-6202, from Srinagar to Delhi was diverted to Srinagar due to Engine no. 2 EGT over limit.
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Meanwhile, after frequent engineering-related glitches were reported in several airlines, the DGCA conducted several spot checks and advised that all aircraft at base and transit stations shall be released by certifying staff holding a licence with appropriate authorization by their organization, said officials on Monday.
-PTC News
