Sharjah – Hyderabad IndiGo flight diverted to Pak due to technical problem

By Our Special Correspondent

An IndiGo flight from Sharjah, UAE to Hyderabad was diverted to Karachi, Pakistan on Sunday after the pilot reported a "technical fault" with the aircraft. The airline is reportedly planning to send another flight to Karachi to bring back the passengers.

As the pilot of the Sharjah-Hyderabad flight noticed a technical fault in the flight, as a precaution, the flight was diverted to Karachi, Pakistan. IndiGo said it is sending an additional flight to Karachi to transport passengers to Hyderabad a statement.This is the second Indian airline to land in Karachi in the last two weeks.

Earlier this month, a SpiceJet flight, which took off from Delhi to Dubai, landed in Karachi with around 150 passengers on board. All the passengers are said to be safe. However, the incident caught the attention of aviation regulator DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation), which started an investigation into the matter.