Delhi-Guwahati Go First flight diverted to Jaipur after windshield cracks mid-air

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, July 20, 2022: The windshield of a Delhi-Guwahati Go First aircraft cracked mid-air and the plane had to be diverted to Jaipur, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials said.

 

This comes a day after a Mumbai-Leh Go First flight had to be diverted to Delhi due to a fault in one of its engines.

In another incident, a Srinagar-Delhi flight of the same airline had to return after trouble was detected in one of its engines.

Flights of SpiceJet, IndiGo and now Go First have been facing technical malfunction incidents over the last few weeks. A total of nine such incidents were reported on SpiceJet flights alone in less than 30 days.

On July 2, a SpiceJet flight heading to Jabalpur returned to Delhi after the crew members observed smoke in the cabin at around 5,000 feet altitude. Fuselage door warnings lit up on two separate SpiceJet planes while taking off on June 24 and June 25, forcing them to abandon their journeys and return.

On June 19, an engine on the carrier’s Delhi-bound aircraft carrying 185 passengers caught fire soon after the take off from Patna airport and the plane made an emergency landing minutes later. The engine malfunctioned because of a bird hit.

IndiGo’s Sharjah-Hyderabad flight was diverted to Karachi on Sunday as a precautionary measure after pilots observed a defect in one of the engines.

On July 6, the DGCA issued a show-cause notice to SpiceJet following at least nine incidents of technical malfunction in its aircraft since June 19.

Meanwhile, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia held one-on-one meetings with chiefs of Indian carriers on Monday, asking them to ramp up safety oversight.

The DGCA has now mandated that all flights need to be released by certified staff having an AME Category B1/B2 license and is currently investigating all incidents of technical malfunction.

Courtesy: India Today