A plane carrying Congress president Rahul Gandhi to Patna on Friday morning for a campaign rally in Bihar had to return to Delhi because of engine trouble.
Rahul later tweeted: “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 (Maharashtra) will run late. Apologies for the inconvenience.” The Congress president posted a video of the flight that shows him, the pilot and the co-pilot.
Aviation regulator DGCA (Directorate-General of Civil Aviation) has initiated a probe. The aircraft was a two-pilot, eight-seat Hawker 850 XP manufactured by US-based Hawker Beechcraft.
