A SpiceJet flight from Bengaluru with 176 people on board made a precautionary landing at the New Delhi airport on Friday morning following partial failure of the hydraulic system.

All passengers and crew of the Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight SG 136 are safe, the airline said in a statement. The Boeing 737 aircraft landed at around 8.45 am.

In a statement, the airline said, “SpiceJet flight SG 136, Bengaluru to Delhi, experienced, during cruise, partial hydraulic failure due to loss of hydraulic fluid. The crew carried out the emergency procedure and landed safely at Delhi. The ATC was kept in the loop. It was an uneventful landing. All passengers and crew are safe.”
The airline also denied that the plane made an emergency landing at the New Delhi airport. “At no stage did the crew request for any emergency or
priority landing.”