VASCO: A Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight with 187 passengers on board returned to the taxi bay at the Dabolim Airport on Tuesday due to a glitch in one of its engines.
According to Goa Airport Director S V T Dhananjaya Rao, a right engine of Goa-Mumbai Indigo aircraft caught fire on Tuesday afternoon while proceeding towards the runway from the parallel taxi way at the airport.
The flight had 187 passengers on board the flight and all the passengers were deplaned safely by the rescue teams of the Indian Navy, who immediately reached the site.
“The flight was pushed back from bay number nine. The aircraft’s right engine caught fire at parallel taxi way and Navy rescue team immediately reached at the spot. Rescue and clearing of parallel taxi way is in progress but the incident has not hampered other civil aircraft operations at Goa airport,” a source said.
As of now, the aircraft has been pushed back from parallel taxi way and is parked at bay number 11. There are no injuries reported.
