IndiGo denies fire incident, says emergency landing of Goa-Delhi due to technical snag

Budget carrier IndiGo today refuted the occurrence of any fire incident in Delhi-bound Goa flight on Sunday night. A Delhi-Goa flight with 180 passengers made an emergency landing at the Goa airport after its engine developed some technical issues, according to the airline.

Goa environment minister Nilesh Cabral was travelling to Delhi along with other officers earlier told IANS that the left engine of Goa-Delhi IndiGo flight caught fire after it took off from the Goa airport.

“The engine caught fire fifteen minutes after the plane was airborne at around 1 am,” Cabral told IANS.