In the last hour or so, six aircraft belonging to Indian carriers declared an emergency in a 10 to 15 minute period.
In this piece, we will take a look at each of the six individual emergencies that have taken place with these Indian aircraft.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
Incident #1 – Air India Flight AI101 New Delhi to New York JFK…
Air India flight AI101 was the first flight to declare an emergency.
AI101 is a routine scheduled flight between New Delhi and New York JFK, with VT-ALU being the aircraft involved in the incident.
Furthermore, it is understood that the aircraft declared the emergency moments before landing into JFK.
Following the emergency declaration, the aircraft landed safely without further incident at 0726 local time today.
Emergency Incident #2 – Akasa Air Flight QP1503 – Mumbai to Guwahati…
Akasa Air flight QP1503 was the second Indian flight to declare an emergency.
QP1503 is a routine scheduled flight between Mumbai and Guwahati, with the aircraft involved in the incident being VT-YAO.
It is understood that the aircraft declared an emergency during it’s descent into Guwahati.
The aircraft landed safely without further incident at 1711 local time today.
Emergency Incident #3 – Akasa Air Flight QP1563 – Pune to Kolkata…
Akasa Air flight QP1563 was another aircraft affected by an emergency.
Also, QP1563 is a routine scheduled flight between Pune and Kolkata, with the flight operated by a Boeing 737 MAX 8.
It is understood that the aircraft landed safely into Kolkata at 1626 local time.
Furthermore, it is also understood that the aircraft declared an emergency close to arrival as well.
Incident #4 – Akasa Air Flight QP1451 – Mumbai to Lucknow…
Akasa Air flight QP1451 was another aircraft affected by the wave of emergencies with Indian aircraft.
QP1451 is a routine scheduled flight between Mumbai and Lucknow.
Furthermore, the aircraft involved in the incident was VT-YAK, one of the airline’s Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
This aircraft also declared an emergency during it’s descent into Lucknow, but landed safely without further incident at 1650 local time.
Emergency #5 – Akasa Air Flight QP1608 – New Delhi to Pune…
Akasa Air flight QP1608 was the final set of flights affected with the airline.
QP1608 is a routine scheduled flight between New Delhi and Pune.
The aircraft involved in the incident was VT-YAT, one of the airline’s Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
Furthermore, this aircraft also declared an emergency during the descent into Pune, but landed safely without further incident at 1645 local time.
Incident #6 – IndiGo Flight 6E381 – Vasco de Gama to Ahmedabad…
Finally, IndiGo flight 6E381 was the last aircraft involved in an emergency involving Indian aircraft in a 10-15 minute timeframe.
Furthermore, 6E381 is a routine scheduled flight between Vasco de Gama and Ahmedabad.
The aircraft operating this flight was VT-IIQ, an Airbus A320neo.
This aircraft also declared an emergency during the descent into the airport, but landed safely without further incident at 1653 local time.
Reasons Unclear Currently…
At this stage, the reasons for these six emergencies involving Indian aircraft in a 10-15 minute period is unclear.
However, Indian carriers have been going through a spate of false bomb threats in the last week or two.
This has caused disruption to the industry significantly, with no end in sight currently.
A 17 year old was detained last week, but if these six emergencies are from another actor, then authorities will need to continue investigating.
As soon as we have more information, we will update you accordingly.
This remains a developing story.
UPDATE #1 @ 1439 UK time – Bomb threats confirmed, with sources saying there have been up to 50 threats just today alone.
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