IndiGo reports two engine shutdown incidents mid-air, both aircraft land safely

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In another concerning incident for IndiGo airlines, a flight from Kolkata to Bengaluru experienced a mid-air glitch as one of its engines shut down..

This occurrence marked the second engine-related issue within a matter of hours, following a similar incident on an IndiGo Madurai-Mumbai flight earlier in the day...

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) provided details on the Kolkata-Bengaluru flight incident, stating, "Engine 2 Stall occurred and Engine 2 oil chip detected warning came..

IndiGo, in response to the earlier incident on the Madurai-Mumbai route, issued a statement acknowledging a technical problem prior to landing in Mumbai..

Notably, both of these incidents involved Indigo aircraft equipped with Pratt and Whitney engines..

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