SpiceJet Airplane Makes Emergency Landing At Hyderabad After Smoke In Cockpit

86 Passengers On-Board!

Hyderabad: On Wednesday night, A SpiceJet plane coming from Goa made an emergency landing at Hyderabad airport after smoke was observed in the cabin and cockpit and aviation regulator DGCA is probing the incident, according to officials.

The plane landed safely, passengers were safe and disembarked through the emergency exit. One passenger sustained minor scratches on the feet while disembarking from the aircraft, a DGCA official said.

A Hyderabad airport official said there were 86 passengers onboard the Q400 aircraft VT-SQB and that due to the emergency landing, as many as nine flights were diverted on Wednesday night after the incident occurred at around 11 pm.

A passenger on board the SpiceJet plane shared their experience by tweeting a photo of the smoke-filled cabin and videos of the flight making the emergency landing at Hyderabad Airport.

SpiceJet has been facing operational and financial headwinds in recent times, and it is already under enhanced surveillance of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

The regulator had also directed the airline to operate only 50 per cent of its total flights till October 29 this year.

On Thursday, the DGCA official said the regulator is probing the incident.

"SpiceJet Q400 aircraft operating from Goa to Hyderabad landed safely at its destination on October 12 after smoke was observed in the cabin. All the Passengers were completely safe," an airline spokesperson said.