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Kingfisher Flight makes Emergency Landing

What: Kingfisher en route from Delhi to Mumbai
Where: Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
When: July 2, 2011, 9:08 a.m.
Who: 118 passengers and eight crew members
Why: The flight took off from Delhi but then an alarm went off, causing the pilot to declare an emergency and return to the airport.

The pilot made a safe landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport at 9:08 a.m. and taxied to the apron. There were no injuries. Passengers apparently disembarked normally and were provided an alternative flight.

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