Kolkata-Port Blair flight returns after snag

Kolkata, June 7 : A Port Blair-bound Go Air flight with 167 passengers aboard on Thursday returned to the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport here soon after taking off after a technical snag was detected.

Flight G8 101, which reported heavy engine vibration, made an emergency landing at around 8.57 am and all the passengers were safe, said an Airport Authority of India release.

The flight was subsequently cancelled for the day and will depart on Friday.

--IANS

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Source: IANS