IndiGo’s Sharjah-Hyderabad flight diverted to Karachi due to technical defect, all passengers safe

An IndiGo flight was on Sunday diverted to Karachi in Pakistan after the pilot reported a technical defect in the aircraft.

The flight, which was travelling from Sharjah to Hyderabad, observed a technical defect, after which it was diverted to Pakistan as a precautionary measure. All passengers have been reported safe in the incident.

“IndiGo flight 6E-1406, operating from Sharjah to Hyderabad was diverted to Karachi. The pilot observed a technical defect. Necessary procedures were followed and as a precaution, the aircraft was diverted to Karachi,” IndiGo said in a press release. It further added that an additional flight will be sent to Karachi to fly the passengers to Hyderabad.

Notably, this is the second Indian Airline to make a precautionary landing in Karachi in two weeks. Earlier, on July 5, a Dubai-bound SpiceJet flight from New Delhi made a precautionary landing in Pakistan`s Karachi airport after the pilot developed a technical glitch.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has ordered a probe into this incident. On July 6, the DGCA issued a show-cause notice to SpiceJet following at least eight incidents of technical malfunction in its aircraft since June 19.

According to flight tracking websites, the IndiGo flight had taken off from Sharjah at 11:02 pm Saturday for a just under 4-hour journey to Hyderabad. After the snag warning, it diverted to Karachi where it landed at 2:15 am Sunday (all timings local).

Earlier, an IndiGo Delhi-Vadodara flight was diverted to Jaipur as vibrations were observed in the engines of the aircraft, officials of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said. The DGCA is investigating the incident that took place on Thursday, they said.