Another IndiGo Airbus A320 Neo aircraft with Pratt& Whitney engine was grounded today at the Pune airport prior to its departure for New Delhi due to the oil chip detection in one of its engines, a source said. IndiGo, later, operated the flight with another aircraft but in the process it was delayed by more than four hours, according to the source. When contacted, IndiGo refused to comment on the incident, which came close on the heels of another incident involving its aircraft last week, in which passengers had a close shave after one of the engines of a A320 Neo plane failed midair. After the airline operated its Nagpur-Pune flight, IndiGo was forced to ground the A320 Neo plane due to the oil chip detection in engine-2 of the plane, the source said. The glitch-hit IndiGo plane was scheduled to fly to Delhi from Pune. As the aircraft was not airworthy due to the engine failure, the airline arranged another plane later, an A320, to fly the passengers to their ...
IndiGo's current fleet comprise 155 aircraft -- 151 Airbus A320s and four ATRs
The apex court directed the IndiGo Airline to shift its operations partially to T2 in 25 days
The High Court had turned down the suggestion of IndiGo that T-1 be dedicated exclusively for its use
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All the passengers and the stuff onboard were made to deplane immediately
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DIAL said that T1 has already exceeded its capacity and it would lead to overcrowding of the airport
In the video, which has gone viral on various social media platforms, the woman is seen confronting the duo
A video clip of the airline's staff pinning down a passenger to the ground went viral recently
The order is also the biggest placed by any Indian carrier with the company
Earlier, Indigo Airlines had moved the Delhi HC challenging DIAL's direction to shift its operations
The airline has challenged DIAL's order to partially shift operations to Terminal 2
After 45 minutes, the pilot carried out a precautionary landing back at the Vizag airport to get the necessary inspections done, it said
The incident, which occurred last Saturday, has been reported to the aviation regulator - the Directorate General of Civil Aviation
The development also comes days after the airline had apologised to a passenger who was manhandled at Delhi airport in October
A video of IndiGo passenger being manhandled by two airline staffers went viral
The airline was also the butt of jokes on social media
IndiGo President Aditya Ghosh said the ex-staffer instigated the incident and provoked the customer by recording the video
IndiGo President Aditya Ghosh said he personally spoke to the customer and apologised to him the same day