Smoke scare on flight
A SpiceJet flight with 69 passengers and crew turned back soon after taking off for Bagdogra and made an emergency landing at Calcutta airport as smoke was detected at the rear side of the cabin following a loud sound on Monday, officials said.
The Boeing 737-300 series aircraft (Flight SG 275) took off from Calcutta at 4.23pm. Soon after, some crew members and passengers heard a sound, which was followed by smoke.
The pilot made a Mayday distress call to the air traffic control and a full emergency was declared. Fire tenders and ambulances were kept on standby while the flight made an emergency landing at 4.37pm,” an airport official said.
