A hearth accident was prevented on an Indigo passenger flight because of the consciousness proven by the crew members on Thursday. A passenger’s cellphone caught hearth mid-air on a Dibrugarh-Delhi flight however the cabin crew was in a position to extinguish it with the assistance of a hearth extinguisher, PTI reported.
No passengers or cabin crew have been injured within the incident, the Directorate Normal of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officers mentioned.
Indigo A320 Neo plane VT-IJV working flight 6E 2037 was flying to Delhi from Dibrugarh. It was then {that a} cabin crew member noticed sparks and smoke emitting from a passenger’s telephone after which rushed to extinguish it, officers of aviation regulator DGCA instructed PTI.
The fireplace was then doused by the cabin crew members on board flight 6E 2037 of Indigo airways.
“There was an incident of a smoke from a cellular system on flight 6E 2037 from Dibrugarh to Delhi. The crew is skilled to handle hazardous incidences they usually rapidly managed the state of affairs. There was no hurt brought on to any passenger or property onboard,” learn an announcement by Indigo.
Indigo A320 Neo plane VT-IJV working flight 6E-2037 (Dibrugarh-Delhi) reported smoke and spark from a passenger’s cell phone. Fireplace was doused by cabin crew utilizing cabin hearth extinguisher. No damage reported. Plane landed safely at Delhi: Senior DGCA official to ANI
— ANI (@ANI) April 15, 2022
The Directorate Normal of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officers additionally acknowledged that the plane landed safely on the Delhi airport round 12.45 pm on Thursday.
