Spicejet flight makes emergency landing in Nagpur

Press Trust of India  |  Nagpur 

A flight with over 50 passengers on-board to Jabalpur from made emergency landing here this afternoon following a technical snag.

All the passengers and the crew were deplaned safely, the airline said.


The pilot of the Bombardier Q400 aircraft noticed the glitch and sought landing at the airport this afternoon, an airport official said.

A spokesperson, confirming the incident, said the passengers were put on an alternate plane but did not offer the timing.

"flight SG 1096 from to Jabalpur was diverted to due to a technical problem," the spokesperson said in a statement. There were over 50 passengers on board, he added.

After the problem was noticed, the pilot informed the Air Traffic Controller.

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First Published: Fri, November 24 2017. 21:36 IST