• A Dubai-bound Indian flight makes an emergency landing at Jinnah International Airport
• The flight was carrying 138 passengers from New Delhi to Dubai
• The permission was granted to the SpiceJet flight SG-11 on humanitarian grounds

KARACHI: A Dubai-bound Indian plane makes an emergency landing at Jinnah International Airport Karachi due to a technical fault.

The flight carrying 138 passengers from New Delhi to Dubai developed a technical fault in mid-air when the flight captain sought emergency landing permission in Pakistan’s airspace, Aviation sources said.

The permission was granted to the SpiceJet flight SG-11 on humanitarian grounds, added the sources. The passengers were disembarked at the transit lounge where they were served refreshments.

The Indian airline also issued a statement in this regard, “The aircraft landed safely at Karachi. There was no earlier report of any malfunction with the aircraft. Passengers have been served refreshments.”

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