The weekend in India was gripped with technical emergencies with three international aircraft making emergency landings at various airports. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the landings were made in Calicut, Chennai, and Kolkata on Friday (Dec. 2) and Saturday (Dec. 3).
The Air Arabia aircraft flying from Sharjah to Cochin was involved in a hydraulic failure, landed safely on the runway, and was towed to the bay. Sri Lankan Airlines made an emergency landing in Chennai due to hydraulic issues.
"We had two emergency landings of foreign operators on Saturday. Air Arabia at Cochin due to hydraulic issues and Ethiopian at Kolkata due to pressurization issue," DGCA official said.
Meanwhile, a Hyderabad-bound IndiGo aircraft from Sharjah was diverted to Pakistan's Karachi early in the morning.
"IndiGo flight 6E-1406, operating from Sharjah to Hyderabad was diverted to Karachi. The pilot observed a technical defect. Necessary procedures were followed and as a precaution, the aircraft was diverted to Karachi," IndiGo said in a statement.
It further added that an additional flight will be sent to Karachi to fly the passengers to Hyderabad.
The DGCA has ordered a detailed probe into all the incidents.