Passengers, crew members were safe, say officials
A LGBI Airport spokesperson said in a statement that all passengers and crew members were safe, and were provided with necessary support.
"Following the diversion of a GAU-CCU flight due to a technical snag, a full emergency was declared at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati, at 1.42 pm on August 20," she added.
Flight took off from Guwahati at 1.09 pm
An airport source told PTI that the flight had taken off from Guwahati at 1.09 pm for its journey to Kolkata.
The spokesperson said that the flight landed at the airport safely at 2.27 pm and the emergency situation was withdrawn at 2.40 pm.
"Passengers were safely deboarded and assisted by terminal staffers. While the airline coordinated alternative onward travel for the passengers, LGBIA's terminal operations team remained on standby to provide all necessary support," she added.
The statement claimed that there has been no impact on airport operations due to the incident.
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