New Delhi, April 18:A Delhi-Srinagar SpiceJet flight returned to the IGI airport New Delhi on Tuesday due to a false warning in the cockpit. "On April 18, SpiceJet B737 aircraft operating flight SG-8373 (Delhi-Srinagar) returned back to Delhi as the AFT cargo fire light illuminated in the cockpit," the airline said in a statement on Tuesday.
"The light later extinguished upon actions taken by the captain. Subsequently, upon opening of AFT cargo no sign of fire or smoke was found and based on initial assessment, the warning was observed to be false," the statement added. The aircraft landed safely and passengers were deplaned normally, it added.
A full emergency was declared for SpiceJet flight to Srinagar from Delhi, which had 140 passengers on board and the flight landed back at IGI airport safely," the reports said.