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Time of India
6 days ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
Engine failure forces Delhi-Goa flight to divert to Mumbai
File photo MUMBAI: An IndiGo A320neo aircraft operating a flight from Delhi to Goa suffered an in-flight engine shutdown forcing a diversion to Mumbai on Wednesday night. Twin-engine aircraft can divert and land safely with one working engine. IndiGo flight 6E-6271 landed safely at the city airport around 10 pm, said sources . An IndiGo spokesperson, said, "A technical snag was detected on flight 6E 6271 while flying from Delhi to Manohar International Airport, Goa on 16 July 2025. Following procedures, the aircraft was diverted and landed at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai. While the aircraft will undergo necessary checks and maintenance before resuming operations, an alternative aircraft has been arranged to complete the journey, which will depart shortly with the customers. We regret the inconvenience caused to our customers due to this unforeseen situation. At IndiGo, safety and security of the customers, crew, and aircraft is of utmost importance.' Full emergency was declared with fire tenders and ambulances on standby when the aircraft landed. The aircraft (VT-IZB) is about six years old. The flight was scheduled to take off from Delhi at 7.30 pm and land at Manohar international airport in North Goa at 10 pm. The flight had a delayed departure and took off at around 8.15 pm. In June, an Ahmedabad-bound IndiGo A320 ceo rejected takeoff at Kolkata following a single-engine shutdown. Indian carriers reported 65 in-flight engine failures since 2020. Right to Information (RTI) data revealed that Indian aircraft suffered 65 in-flight engine shutdowns since 2020, while pilots made 11 'mayday' distress calls.
Time of India
14-06-2025
- General
- Time of India
Ahmedabad Plane Crash: London sisters, aged 8 and 4, orphaned as father dies returning from mother's last rites in Gujarat
Two little girls in London, aged just eight and four, have been orphaned in an unimaginable sequence of tragedies that unfolded over just 18 days. What began as a period of mourning for the loss of their mother has now deepened into a tragedy no child should face, the loss of both parents in less than a month. 7 days ago, Arjun Bhai's wife passed away 💔 — he fulfilled her last wish by immersing her ashes in their village river While returning, he died in the plane crash 💔 — now their two little daughters are orphaned forever 😢🥹Join | A family torn apart in less than three weeks Their father, 37-year-old Arjun Patoliya, died in the Ahmedabad-bound AI-171 plane crash while returning to London after carrying out his late wife's final rites. Bharti, his wife, succumbed to cancer on 26 May. Her last wish was for her ashes to be immersed in India, a wish Arjun honoured with great devotion. After performing the rituals at the sacred Narmada River in Poicha and their ancestral village in Amreli district, Arjun was on his way back to London when the tragic crash took his life. The girls, who had only just started processing their mother's death, are now left without both parents. Arjun Patolia came to Vadiad to perform his wife's final rites as per her dying wishes. A grieving husband boarded the ill fated Air India plane to go back to his 2 kids in London. Never to return back, joining his wife in death. Cruel fate! 🕉️Moksh to all🙏#AhmedabadPlaneCrash Childhood hardships returned in a cruel cycle Arjun's life was shaped by hardship from a young age. He lost his father in 1990 and was raised by his mother in Surat, who sold household items to sustain the family. Arjun pursued education up to Grade 12 at Swaminarayan Gurukul before moving to the UK at 20, where he built a life and family. In London, he ran a furniture business and met Bharti, an accountant. They created a home, filled with love and dreams, raising their two daughters together. A family's pain, and the fight to carry on Arjun's cousin Sanjay shared the heartbreak the family is facing, stating how no one imagined they would be preparing for Arjun's final rites just days after gathering for Bharti's. His mother, now residing in Surat, has provided a DNA sample to help authorities identify Arjun's remains and bring him home to Vadiya for cremation. Arjun's younger brother, Gopal, also living in London, has now taken responsibility for raising the two girls, who must now grow up with only memories of the parents who loved them dearly.
The Print
20-05-2025
- General
- The Print
Accident averted as Gujarat Mail damages track change point near Vadodara
Sources said that the Operating Department disagreed with the probe and refused to sign it. The joint report, viewed by PTI, has been signed by the Permanent Way Inspector (responsible for track inspection and maintenance) and Signal Department. New Delhi, May 20 (PTI) The Ahmedabad-bound Gujarat Mail damaged track change points at Vadod station in the Vadodara division, allegedly due to negligence, an initial probe report has suggested. The probe further said that the damage of the track change points on Monday impacted the train operation. According to the report, first, an engine was supposed to cross the said point at 3.40 am but the staff realised that the point failed to operate. The station master and pointsman tried to rectify it and manually clamped it by 4.10 am, however, they did it wrongly, it added. Railway sources said that minutes later, Gujarat Mail arrived, which was allowed to cross the point with a caution speed of 10 kmph under the observation of the pointsman. The probe said that the moment it crossed the point, the pointsman heard an abnormal sound and showed the red flag to the loco pilot signalling him to immediately stop the train. By the time the train stopped, its engine and half of the first coach had already crossed over the point, the report added. 'The staff, then, opened the wrongly fitted clamp and operated the point to normal position for the train to pass. The point was again reclamped and the train restarted to its destination at 4.40 am at a caution speed,' a source said. 'However, instead of making a smooth go-ahead, it damaged the point badly,' the probe suggested. 'The said point was rectified by changing several components during the day by restricting the train traffic multiple times,' it added. A section of railway staff has demanded strict action in connection with the matter. PTI JP VN VN This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Hindustan Times
20-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Accident averted as Gujarat Mail damages track change point near Vadodara
New Delhi, The Ahmedabad-bound Gujarat Mail damaged track change points at Vadod station in the Vadodara division, allegedly due to negligence, an initial probe report has suggested. The joint report, viewed by PTI, has been signed by the Permanent Way Inspector and Signal Department. Sources said that the Operating Department disagreed with the probe and refused to sign it. The probe further said that the damage of the track change points on Monday impacted the train operation. According to the report, first, an engine was supposed to cross the said point at 3.40 am but the staff realised that the point failed to operate. The station master and pointsman tried to rectify it and manually clamped it by 4.10 am, however, they did it wrongly, it added. Railway sources said that minutes later, Gujarat Mail arrived, which was allowed to cross the point with a caution speed of 10 kmph under the observation of the pointsman. The probe said that the moment it crossed the point, the pointsman heard an abnormal sound and showed the red flag to the loco pilot signalling him to immediately stop the train. "The staff, then, opened the wrongly fitted clamp and operated the point to normal position for the train to pass. The point was again reclamped and the train restarted to its destination at 4.40 am at a caution speed," a source said. "However, instead of making a smooth go-ahead, it damaged the point badly," the probe suggested. "The said point was rectified by changing several components during the day by restricting the train traffic multiple times," it added. A section of railway staff has demanded strict action in connection with the matter.
