IndiGo dismisses ‘smoke in cabin’ incident on Raipur-Indore flight, says it was 'mist'
New Delhi, July 7: IndiGo Airlines on Thursday refuted the media reports claiming that smoke was seen coming from a Raipur-Indore flight's cabin after landing at Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport.
"The 'Smoke' reported in the cabin of its Raipur to Indore flight was actually mist," an Indigo spokesperson said on Thursday.
The Indigo spokesperson further clarified that there have been false reports of 'smoke in the cabin' of flight 6E-905 from Raipur to Indore on Wednesday. There was no smoke in the cabin, but mist created by the HVAC system due to humidity, it added.
There have also been statements about the in-flight engine shutdowns on IndiGo planes. There have been no recent incidents involving our aircraft.
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"We strongly refute these reports, which seem to have been falsely propagated by entities with a vested interest, to mislead customers and authorities," the Spokesperson added.
DGCA has revealed that on average about 30 incidents take place every day in the country, which include go-around, missed approaches, Diversion, medical emergencies, weather, technical, bird hits and others, and a majority of them have no safety implications.
Previously, on July 2, a SpiceJet flight from Jabalpur to Delhi returned to the airport after passengers reported smoke in the plane. According to a SpiceJet spokesperson, smoke was noticed inside the plane when was passing 5000 ft.
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