An Indigo flight made an emergency landing at Kolkata airport on Tuesday after smoke was detected inside the cabin.
All passengers were evacuated safely, the airline said.
The airline in a statement said, "Our flight 6E-237 on Dec 10, operating 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 earlier report of any malfunction with the airplane".
The pilot had to issue a 'May Day' call, made to seek help in times of distress, and the the Pratt & Whitney-powered Airbus A320 Neo plane landed at the Kolkata airport under full emergency conditions, a source said.
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On landing, some of the passengers were evacuated using emergency chutes, the source said.
"The IndiGo aircraft VT ITR was about 45 miles off Kolkata when the smoke engulfed the aircraft. Amid the passengers' safety in danger, the pilot issued May Day and sought an emergency landing at the Kolkata airport," the source said.
IndiGo confirmed the incident but said the aircraft did not face any technical issue in the past.
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB), 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.
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(With inputs from agencies)
