Highlights
- GoAir flights, also known as GoFirst, were diverted to Delhi and Srinagar.
- One flight was diverted due to an EIU (Engine Interface Unit) fault in engine number 2.
- DGCA is investigating the incidents and both the planes.
GoAir flight diversion news: In two separate cases today, GoAir flights, also known as GoFirst, were diverted to Delhi and Srinagar, due to a technical snag in the engines. GoAir A320 aircraft VT-WGA flight G8-386 from Mumbai to Leh was diverted to Delhi, and GoAir A320 aircraft VT-WJG flight G8-6202 from Srinagar to Delhi was turned back to Srinagar due to EGT over-limit in the engine.
The first flight was diverted due to an EIU (Engine Interface Unit) fault in engine number 2. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation is investigating the incidents and both the planes will fly only when cleared by the regulator, the officials said.
Go First's Mumbai-Leh flight was diverted to Delhi as a fault was observed in engine number 2 on Tuesday, DGCA officials said. Go First's Srinagar-Delhi flight also returned to Srinagar after the aircraft's engine number 2 showed fault mid-air.
Go First did not respond to news agency PTI's request for a statement on this matter.
There have been multiple technical malfunction incidents in planes flown by Indian carriers in the last month. Over the last three days, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has held multiple meetings with airlines and officials from his ministry and the DGCA officials to ensure safety oversight.
On Sunday, IndiGo's Sharjah-Hyderabad flight was diverted to Karachi as a precaution on Sunday after pilots observed defect in one of the engines, officials of aviation regulator DGCA said.
On July 14, IndiGo's Delhi-Vadodara flight was diverted to Jaipur out of precaution as vibrations were observed in the engines of the aircraft for a second.
