London-bound flight makes emergency landing in Bengaluru: Plane lands after flying for half an hour, all passengers safe

A London-bound Virgin Atlantic flight had to make an 'emergency landing' at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport due to a technical glitch shortly after take-off. There were 270 passengers on board. Sources in the airport's operator Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) said that the plane took off from the airport at around 8:20 am, but it developed a technical snag soon after takeoff. Due to this, the plane circled near Tumakuru for more than half an hour and then made an emergency landing at the Bengaluru airport as a precautionary measure. All the passengers on board the plane are safe. ----------------- also read this news... Air India flight makes emergency landing in Lucknow, smoke alarm sounds in cargo compartment The Air India Express flight from Varanasi to Delhi had to make an emergency landing at the Lucknow airport on Thursday morning. According to sources, a smoke alarm sounded in the cargoes of the plane. The pilot immediately contacted the Lucknow airport. Engine failure of Goa-Delhi flight detected at 14,000 feet shortly after take-off IndiGo flight 6E 2102 from Goa to Delhi was detected a technical snag in one of the engines a few minutes after take-off. After this, the plane was brought back to Manohar International Airport.