Smoke warning in IndiGo's Delhi-Kolkata flight; plane lands safely at Kolkata airport
New Delhi, August 21: After smoke was detected in the cargo hold area of a Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight, pilots requested Kolkata ATC for priority landing on Sunday.
Kolkata Air traffic control (ATC) alerted the airport fire brigade for a safe landing for Delhi-Kolkata IndiGo flight 6E-2513 as the pilots followed all the prescribed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) before landing.
"The pilots followed their SOPs and prioritised the landing at Kolkata. Post-arrival necessary inspections were carried out. The warning was confirmed as spurious. Necessary rectifications on the detection system are in progress," IndiGo said.
According to sources, IndiGo pilots declared 'May Day' on Sunday due to smoke in the cargo hold area of the Kolkata-bound plane.
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"The pilots of the plane declared 'May Day' after a smoke warning in the cargo hold area was later cancelled and landed safely at the airport and it was a fake warning," a DGCA official said.
May Day is a distress signal used to signal a life-threatening emergency, typically on a ship or aircraft.IndiGo's Airbus (VT-IJA) flight from Delhi to Kolkata received a false cargo smoke alert before landing. All passengers are safe and no injuries have been reported.
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