New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said his flight to Patna was forced to return to Delhi after experiencing “engine trouble”, leading to aviation regulator DGCA initiating a probe.
Gandhi wrote this on Twitter and also posted a video of the flight which shows him, the pilot and co-pilot in the plane.
Engine trouble on our flight to Patna today! We’ve been forced to return to Delhi. Today’s meetings in Samastipur (Bihar), Balasore (Orissa) & Sangamner (Maharashta) will run late. Apologies for the inconvenience. pic.twitter.com/jfLLjYAgcO
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 26, 2019
“Engine trouble on our flight to Patna today! We’ve been forced to return to Delhi,” Gandhi tweeted.
A senior Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official said the Hawker 850 XP aircraft VT-KNB returned back to Delhi after take-off due to a technical snag.
“DGCA has initiated investigation as per the laid down procedure,” he told PTI.
The aircraft landed safely in Delhi at 1020 hours. There were ten people on board including two crew members, the official said.
Gandhi, who is on a campaign trail across the country for the Lok Sabha elections, is expected at Samastipur (Bihar), Balasore (Orissa) & Sangamner (Maharashta) on Friday.
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