GoAir flight’s engine catches fire during takeoff; all passengers safe

The right engine of a Bengaluru-bound GoAir flight caught a “small” fire at the Ahmedabad airport during take-off on Tuesday morning, which has been doused, the airline said.

All the passengers and crew members on board GoAir flight G8 802 have been deplaned safely, a GoAir Spokesperson said in a statement.

The number of persons on board, however, could not be immediately known.

“The right engine of GoAir flight G8 802 from Ahmedabad to Bengaluru is suspected to have suffered from a foreign object damage (FOD) while on take-off roll. The suspected FOD resulted in a small fire which has been doused,” the statement said.

All passengers and crew are safe and no emergency evacuation was deemed necessary, it said.