SpiceJet flight makes emergency landing due to ‘technical issue’
A Jodhpur-bound SpiceJet flight made an emergency landing at the Ahmedabad airport Monday due to a cabin pressurisation problem. The pilot of the flight SEJ2976, operating on Ahmedabad-Jodhpur route, reported cabin pressurisation issue, shortly after its take off from the city airport Monday afternoon, said a Ahmedabad airport. The flight, carrying 83 persons including 4 crew members, departed from Ahmedabad at 3.09 pm for Jodhpur. “At 3.15 pm, when the aircraft was 15,000 feet above the ground, the pilot informed the Ahmedabad ATC that the aircraft had cabin pressurisation failure,” the airport said. SG2976 is a Bombardier Q400 aircraft. According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, SpiceJet’s Bombardier Q400 aircraft have faced a total of 1,993 “technical defects or snags” in 2017. <br/>
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SpiceJet flight makes emergency landing due to ‘technical issue’
A Jodhpur-bound SpiceJet flight made an emergency landing at the Ahmedabad airport Monday due to a cabin pressurisation problem. The pilot of the flight SEJ2976, operating on Ahmedabad-Jodhpur route, reported cabin pressurisation issue, shortly after its take off from the city airport Monday afternoon, said a Ahmedabad airport. The flight, carrying 83 persons including 4 crew members, departed from Ahmedabad at 3.09 pm for Jodhpur. “At 3.15 pm, when the aircraft was 15,000 feet above the ground, the pilot informed the Ahmedabad ATC that the aircraft had cabin pressurisation failure,” the airport said. SG2976 is a Bombardier Q400 aircraft. According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, SpiceJet’s Bombardier Q400 aircraft have faced a total of 1,993 “technical defects or snags” in 2017. <br/>
