MUMBAI: In two incidents involving SpiceJet flights on Tuesday, the outer pane of the cockpit windshield of a turbo prop aircraft from Kandla cracked mid-air, forcing the pilots to carry out a priority landing in Mumbai, while a suspected fuel leak led to a Delhi-Dubai flight being diverted to Karachi.
SpiceJet flight SG3324 departed Kandla in Gujarat around 1.40pm and was at 23,000 feet en route to Mumbai when the incident occurred. An official from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said the outer pane of the cockpit window on the co-pilot's side had developed a crack. An airline spokesperson said the Bombardier Q400 aircraft (VT-SUV) did not have pressurisation problem and landed safely in the city.
