Planes going from Kolkata to Srinagar made an emergency landing at the Varanasi airport following reports of a fuel leak.

Emergency landing of the plane going from Kolkata to Srinagar at Varanasi airport, decision taken on the information of fuel leak. Was done. As soon as the pilot got information about the situation, he contacted the Air Traffic Control (ATC) of Varanasi and asked for permission to land. Once permission was granted, the aircraft landed safely on the runway at 16:10. Jagran Correspondent, Babatpur. Indigo Airlines flight (6E-6961) going from Kolkata to Srinagar made an emergency landing at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport on Wednesday evening based on the information of leaking fuel. As soon as the pilot got information about the situation, he contacted the Air Traffic Control (ATC) of Varanasi and asked for permission to land. Once permission was granted, the aircraft landed safely on the runway at 16:10. Remove Advertisement Only Read News A total of 166 passengers on board the plane are completely safe. All the passengers sat in the arrival hall while the technical team continued to inspect and repair the aircraft. If the plane was not repaired by late evening, another plane was called from Delhi. All the passengers of the said aircraft were sent to Srinagar at 8:00 PM. Airport Director Puneet Gupta said that an emergency landing was made at Varanasi airport on information about fuel leakage of the Indigo aircraft going from Kolkata to Srinagar. If the plane was not repaired by late evening, another plane was called from Delhi and the passengers were sent to Srinagar.