Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) A Kingfisher flight, which took off from here for Bhubaneswar, returned to Mumbai soon afterwards Wednesday and made a precautionary landing due to a technical problem, an airline official said, adding that all passengers were safe.
‘Shortly after Kingfisher Airlines flight IT 3141 took off for Bhubaneswar, the commander received a cautionary alert from one of the on-board systems,’ a spokesperson said.
The emergency was withdrawn 45 minutes later after the aircraft landed safely in Mumbai.
‘The aircraft, an Airbus A320, landed safely at 3.15 p.m. with 117 guests and six crew on board. The aircraft, which made a precautionary landing, is being examined by the engineering team,’ he said.
‘In keeping with Kingfisher Airlines’ policy of placing guest safety and comfort above everything else, the commander decided to return to Mumbai and get the alert investigated before proceeding to the destination,’ the official added.
