An Indian airlines Indigo flight, travelling from UAE, Sharjah to India’s  City Hyderabad had to divert to Pakistan’s Karachi after the pilot reported a technical defect error.

In a statement, that the airlines said that the plane made a precautionary landing in Karachi and all the passengers are safe. According to sources from Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, the right engine of the aircraft had failed.

IndiGo Airways flight 6E-1406, operating from Sharjah to Hyderabad was diverted to Karachi. The Indigo pilot observed a technical defect. Necessary procedures were followed and as a precaution measure, the aircraft was diverted to Karachi. An additional flight is being sent to Karachi to fly the passengers to Hyderabad,” the airline said in a release.

The Airline engine had issues as soon as the pilots achieved cruising altitude while passing over Pakistani airspace, following which they took a professional decision to divert to Karachi instead of putting the life at risk of over 100 passengers when flying over the Arabian sea, sources said.

• IndiGo is reportedly also planning to send a replacement aircraft to Karachi to fly all the passengers to Hyderabad.An IndiGo flight between Sharjah to  Hyderabad was on Sunday 17 July 2022 diverted to Karachi in Pakistan after the pilot reported a technical snag in the aircraft. This is the second such incident in two weeks when an Indian airline has made a landing in Karachi.

  This incident is being examined by authorities at the airport, according to news agency ANI. IndiGo is reportedly also planning to send a replacement aircraft to Karachi.

  @IndiGo flight 6E-1406, operating from Sharjah to Hyderabad was diverted to Karachi. The pilot observed a technical defect. Necessary procedures were followed and as a precaution, the aircraft was diverted to Karachi,” IndiGo said in a press release.

  “After the pilot of the Sharjah-Hyderabad flight observed a technical defect in the aircraft, as a precaution the aircraft was diverted to Karachi, Pakistan. An additional flight is being sent to Karachi to fly the passengers to Hyderabad,” read a statement by the airlines, as quoted by ANI.

  All passengers onboard were safe.