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    SpiceJet aircraft makes an emergency landing in Hyderabad following cabin and cockpit smoke

    Digital Desk: On Wednesday night, a SpiceJet flight from Goa
    made an emergency landing at Hyderabad airport after smoke was spotted in the
    cabin and cockpit. According to sources, the aviation regulator DGCA is looking
    into the incident.



    Passengers exited safely through the emergency exit when the
    plane touched down. A DGCA representative said that one passenger received
    minor foot scrapes when they exited the plane.



    As many as nine planes were diverted on Wednesday night after
    the incident at around 11 p.m., according to a Hyderabad airport official.
    There were 86 passengers onboard the Q400 aircraft VT-SQB.



    One of the SpiceJet passengers tweeted a picture of the
    smoke-filled cabin along with two videos showing the plane's emergency landing
    at Hyderabad Airport.



    SpiceJet has recently experienced operational and financial
    challenges, and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has already increased
    its monitoring of the airline (DGCA). Additionally, the regulator had
    instructed the airline to run only 50% of its scheduled flights through October
    29.



    The DGCA official stated that the issue is being looked into on
    Thursday.



    "On October 12, a SpiceJet Q400 flying from Goa to
    Hyderabad safely landed at its destination after smoke was spotted in the cabin
    as it descended. After safely disembarking, passengers "a spokeswoman for
    an airline said.



    The DGCA representative claimed that smoke found in the cockpit
    and cabin caused the jet to make an emergency landing.



    Due to a number of mishaps affecting SpiceJet's flights, the
    DGCA ordered SpiceJet to fly a maximum of 50% of its flights that were allowed
    in the summer schedule for a period of eight weeks.



    The limitations were extended last month until October 29.