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Emergency Declared at IGI Airport as Bangalore-Delhi Flight AC Unit Catches Fire Mid-Air, Lands Safely

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: May 17, 2024 20:22 IST

A full emergency was declared at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport at around 5:52 p.m. on Friday for Air ...

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A full emergency was declared at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport at around 5:52 p.m. on Friday for Air India Flight 807 from Delhi to Bangalore after a fire was reported in the aircraft's air conditioning unit.

The flight, carrying 175 passengers, landed safely at around 6:38 p.m. An airline official told PTI that alternative arrangements are being made for the passengers to fly to Bengaluru. The flight, operated with an A321 aircraft, was tracked by the flight tracking website Flightradar24.

Delhi Fire Services (DFS) dispatched three fire tenders in response to the emergency. "We received a call from IGI Airport at 6:15 p.m. regarding a fire. We pressed three fire tenders," a DFS official said.

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