New Delhi, April 26
A chartered flight carrying Congress president Rahul Gandhi to Patna was forced to return to Delhi on Friday due to a technical snag, prompting aviation regulator DGCA to launch a probe into the incident.
Gandhi tweeted that the plane returned after experiencing “engine trouble” and also posted a video of the flight which shows him, the pilot and the co-pilot in the plane. “Engine trouble on our flight to Patna today! We’ve been forced to return to Delhi,” Gandhi tweeted. “Today’s meetings in Samastipur (Bihar), Balasore (Orissa) & Sangamner (Maharashta) will run late. Apologies for the inconvenience,” he said.
A senior Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official said the Hawker 850 XP aircraft VT-KNB returned to Delhi due to a technical snag. “The DGCA has initiated investigation as per the laid down procedure,” he said. — PTI
from The Tribune http://bit.ly/2GCyN1S
via Today’s News Headlines
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