‘Foul odour’ in cockpit causes IndiGo flight diversion
NEW DELHI : An IndiGo flight carrying over 170 passengers, which was operating between Surat and Kolkata, made a ‘precautionary landing’ at Bhopal on Sunday after the captain reported a ‘foul odour’ in the cockpit.
“During flight, the pilot felt a momentary foul odour. As a matter of caution the aircraft landed at Bhopal. The passengers are being accommodated on another aircraft. The aircraft is currently under inspection at Bhopal,” the airline said in a statement.
The aircraft, an Airbus A320neo plane, registered as VT-ITH, operated as 6E-357 landed safely at the Bhopal airport.
“The aircraft is at the Bhopal airport and is being checked for technical faults,” said a senior official at the airport.
