Major air tragedy averted; Goa-Delhi flight makes emergency landing

A major air tragedy was prevented on Sunday after Delhi-bound flight with nearly 200 passengers on board made an emergency landing at Goa's airport in the early hours on September 29. The Indigo flight 6E-336 had taken off from Goa when its pilot detected engine failure, following which the aircraft was forced to turnaround to Goa's Dabolim airport. "An Indigo flight 6E-336 (CEO VT-IHC) operating from Goa to Delhi on 29 September 2019 returned to Goa airport due to technical issues in NR 1 engine. As per the laid down SOPs, our pilot landed the aircraft in Goa for inspection. All the passengers were accommodated on other flight to Delhi," the airline informed in a statement.

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Close encounters:

In a similar case, on Sunday a United Airlines flight was diverted to Denver, Colorado after a passenger got stuck inside the washroom. The flight was heading from Washington DC to San Francisco but was diverted to Denver, Colorado. In a statement released by United Airlines, it was said the door of the washroom wasn't functioning during Flight 1554 's journey on the very day to a US media. They quoted that the lavatory door was inoperative while the passenger was trapped inside.

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The flight was scheduled to arrive in San Francisco at 8:38 pm on Wednesday, September 25, but landed in San Francisco only after 11 pm. The United Airline further said that after landing in Denver the door was opened by technicians. Later, the passenger was safely removed from the washroom. The Airlines also apologised to the passenger in question and others on the flight in their statement. Watch the video of the incident below:

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One can hear the technician called in to open the door assuring the passenger stuck in the bathroom, saying "We're just working on opening up the door at the moment, ma'am. We'll get you out soon, OK?"

(with ANI inputs)

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