SpiceJet flight makes emergency landing in Kolkata

A SpiceJet flight with 180 people on board, including crew members, made an emergency landing at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Wednesday after the pilot suspected a fuel leak.

The aircraft was on its way to Guwahati from Mumbai.

All passengers have been reported to be safe.

“At around 8:45 am on Wednesday, the flight’s pilot informed the air traffic control (ATC) in Kolkata of a suspected fuel leakage and that the flight needs to make an emergency landing. The flight landed around 8:58 am,” said Kaushik Bhattacharya, the director of NSCBI airport.