GoFirst aircraft to diverted due to engine snags

Due to an Engine No.2 EIU (Engine Interface Unit) fault, Go First flight G8-386 (Mumbai-Leh) was diverted to Delhi.

Another Go First A320 flight, VT-WJG, was forced to return to Srinagar due to Eng#2 EGT exceeding the limit.

We are investigating and in the meanwhile, both these aircraft are being grounded and shall fly only when cleared by DGCA: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)

— ANI (@ANI) July 19, 2022

One plane was diverted to Delhi, while the other safely returned to its original location.

Both aircraft have been grounded and will only fly once the aviation regulator has given the all-clear.

Aircraft maintenance technicians from both GoFirst and IndiGo have called in sick at various airports in recent weeks to protest low pay.

An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Vadodara was safely diverted to Jaipur on Thursday night as a precautionary measure after an engine failure.