Mumbai, India: A Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight 6E 6097 with 187 passengers on board returned to the taxi bay at the Goa Airport on Tuesday (Aug 23) afternoon due to a technical glitch in one of its engines. All the passengers were deplaned safely by rescue teams of the Indian Navy, said airport director S V T Dhananjaya Rao. The airport is part of the navy base INS Hansa.
“IndiGo Airbus (VT-IZR) operating 6E 6097 from Goa to Mumbai returned back after taxiing out. While taxiing, the pilot got a momentary engine warning. The pilot carried out their procedures and returned the aircraft back for necessary inspection,” IndiGo said in a statement.
All passengers will be accommodated on another flight to Mumbai, it added.
According to sources, the aircraft had to be pushed back from Bay number nine, however, the movement of other aircraft was not affected.
Sources also said that most of the passengers were accommodated on a flight to Mumbai and those who missed their connecting flights were provided hotel accommodation.
