Emergency evacuation carried out at KIA after smoke detected inside IndiGo aircraft
An emergency evacuation occurred on an IndiGo flight at Kempegowda International Airport after smoke was detected while the aircraft was taxiing. All passengers and crew were safely evacuated and moved to the terminal, where they received assistance. An alternate aircraft was arranged for the flight to Chennai, and operations at the airport have since returned to normal.
- ▪Smoke was detected on IndiGo flight 6E 6017 while taxiing for departure.
- ▪All passengers and crew were safely evacuated and attended to by airline teams.
- ▪The incident caused delays for about six other flights at the airport.
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An emergency evacuation was carried out on an IndiGo aircraft on Tuesday evening at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) as smoke was detected in the aircraft while it was taxiing out to the runway for departure.Flight 6E 6017 was scheduled to depart from KIA to Chennai at 6.14 p.m. when smoke was noticed in the aircraft, following which an immediate evacuation was carried out.“On Tuesday, while IndiGo flight 6E 6017 from Bengaluru to Chennai was taxiing out to the runway for departure, smoke was noticed in the aircraft.
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