A Patna-bound Go First flight from Bengaluru
with 139 passengers on board made an emergency landing at Nagpur airport on
Saturday due to a malfunctioning engine, reported PTI. The flight made a safe
landing at the airport at 11.15 am. All passengers and crew were safe.

“The pilot of the Go First flight
contacted Nagpur ATC to inform that one of the engines of the plane is facing a
problem, and made a request for emergency landing at Nagpur airport,”
director of the Nagpur airport, Abid Ruhi, told PTI.

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“We made all requisite arrangements by
declaring it as full-scale emergency, which includes making available runways,
fire tenders, doctors, ambulances and requires coordination with the police.
Fortunately, the flight made a safe landing, director of the Nagpur airport,”
Abid Ruhi added.

After being deplaned, passengers were
served refreshments. The airline has arranged an alternate aircraft to
accommodate the passengers which will depart for Patna at 4:45 PM.

Nagpur airport director Abid Ruhi told news
agency PTI that flight G8 873 of Go First made a safe landing at 11.15 am.

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A spokesperson of Go First said that the
flight from Bengaluru to Patna was diverted to Nagpur due to a faulty engine
warning in the cockpit, which “necessitated the captain to shut down the engine
as a precautionary measure”.

A statement issued by Go First (erstwhile
GoAir) said that the flight G8 873 from Bengaluru to Patna was diverted to
Nagpur due to a “faulty engine warning in the cockpit, which necessitated
the captain to shut down the engine as a precautionary measure”.

“Thereafter, the captain followed the
standard operating procedures and landed safely at Nagpur airport. All the
passengers have been deplaned and served refreshments. Go First has taken
utmost care and rendered all the requisite assistance to the passengers,”
it said.