GoAir flight returns to Mumbai airport due to technical glitch
Go Air flight G8-2506 from Mumbai to Chandigarh, on Sunday did an air turn back to Mumbai due to a technical glitch. After the turn back the aircraft landed safely at Mumbai airport. Meanwhile, aircraft are being inspected and rectified by the GoAir engineering team. The aircraft, a Pratt&Whitney engine-powered Airbus A320 Neo, however, landed safely and was grounded for inspection, GoAir said in a statement. The airline, however, did not share the number of persons on-board.
"GoAir flight G8 2506 from Mumbai to Chandigarh did an air turn back to Mumbai due to a technical glitch," GoAir said in the statement. It said after the turn back, the aircraft landed safely at the Mumbai airport, adding, "The aircraft is being inspected and rectified by GoAir engineering team."
"The A320 Neo plane with registration number VT-JWE returned within minutes of its take-off for Chandigarh from the Mumbai airport at 5.52 pm," the source said. GoAir said it was exploring alternative arrangements to fly the stranded passengers to their destination.
Last week, a British Airways Boeing 787 aircraft made an air turn back within hours of its getting airborne for London from here due to a "technical" issue, a source said. The flight has been grounded and the airline is providing stranded passengers with a rebooking on other flights or hotel accommodation in the city, a spokesperson said.
This is the second incident of the British Airways Mumbai-London aircraft developing a technical glitch as on Saturday the pilot of its London flight from here had rejected take-off at the very last minute due to some engine issue.
(With inputs from agencies)
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