SpiceJet aircraft lands under emergency conditions in Delhi

January 06, 2017 11:26 am | Updated 11:29 am IST - New Delhi

A SpiceJet aircraft. Image for representational purpose only.

A SpiceJet aircraft. Image for representational purpose only.

A Delhi-bound SpiceJet aircraft from Bengaluru with 176 persons on board landed under emergency conditions at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Friday morning following partial failure of hydraulic system.

All passengers and crew of SpiceJet flight SG 136 are safe, the airline said.

The Boeing 737 aircraft landed at around 8.45 a.m. IST, airport sources said.

“SpiceJet flight SG 136, Bengaluru to Delhi, experienced, during cruise, partial hydraulic failure due loss of hydraulic fluid.

“The crew carried out the emergency procedure and landed safely at Delhi. The ATC was kept in the loop. It was an uneventful landing,” the airline said.

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