On Thursday, authorities reported that a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying 396 passengers and 12 crew members from Dhaka to Dubai had made an emergency landing at Nagpur Airport in Maharashtra. No casualties have been reported.
An Emergency Landing In Nagpur
Nagpur, Maharashtra | Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Dhaka to Dubai made an emergency landing at Nagpur Airport today at around 12 am. The emergency landing was done due to a technical issue: Abid Ruhi, Senior Airport Director, Nagpur Airport.
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Technical difficulties forced the flight to be diverted and make an emergency landing around midnight on Wednesday, a senior Nagpur airport official informed PTI. The incident took place around midnight. According to another authority, the aeroplane was carrying 12 crew members and 396 passengers. Later in the day, he continued, the passengers will be transported by another corporate flight.
There have been similar incidences of emergency landings in the recent past. Flight staff come equipped with the skills and knowledge to deal with such situations. It is important that passengers are able to relax and let themselves be taken care of. Civic sense, too, is important in such situations.
Other Emergency Landings This Year
After one of its engines failed in midair on January 7, an Air India flight (AI 2820) headed for Delhi had to make an emergency landing. Around 7:00 PM, the plane took off from Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport and circled the city before returning an hour later. Similar to the emergency landing in Nagpur, no information on the technical problem was given. It was established that there were no problems and that every passenger was safe.
Earlier this month, the captain of an EasyJet flight headed for Manchester abruptly passed out at the controls, forcing the airline to make an emergency landing in Athens, Greece. As cabin personnel hurried to the cockpit, leaving their drink carts behind and calling for medical assistance, chaos broke out on board. The pilot was in critical condition, and the cabin crew promptly erected a screen around him before declaring an emergency landing.
After that, the co-pilot took over and brought the aircraft down at Athens airport, where emergency cars and paramedics were waiting on the tarmac to provide the pilot who had been injured immediate medical attention.
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