Smoke forces IndiGo flight to make emergency landing

"On request from captain, aircraft proceeded to isolation bay. On reaching isolation bay, after passenger (exit) chutes deployed and few passengers (were) evacuated. Forward passengers deplaned via step ladder," the DGCA official said, adding that there were no injuries reported. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Board, which comes under the Civil Aviation Ministry, has launched a probe into the incident, he said. The airline has also been asked to submit a preliminary report after a detailed technical inspection, he added. In a tweet on Tuesday, IndiGo said: "Our flight 6E-237 on December 10, operated on Jaipur-Kolkata route made an emergency landing due to suspected smoke in the cabin. All passengers and crew onboard are safe. There was no malfunction with the airplane." Dailyhunthttps://diigo.com/0djkvt