<p class="title">Panic gripped passengers of a Delhi-Visakhapatnam IndiGo flight after smoke was detected inside the cabin mid-air, officials said on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The incident took place enroute to Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. This forced the pilot to return to Delhi and make an emergency landing.</p>.<p class="bodytext">There were 170 passengers on board the flight, which initially took off from Delhi at 5:20 pm. Within 10 minutes the plane returned to base after one of the crew members detected smoke inside the cabin.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Officials said there was also a drop in pressure inside the cabin after which oxygen masks were automatically deployed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the airline, there was a "false alarm" over burning smell in the cabin and this led to the "precautionary landing".</p>.<p class="bodytext">"IndiGo flight 6E-719 (Delhi-Visakhapatnam) carried out a precautionary landing at Delhi yesterday due to a false alarm. After take-off from Delhi, the cabin crew advised flight crew about burning smell in the cabin. Keeping the safety and security of passengers in mind, the captain-in-command informed the ATC and carried out a precautionary landing at Delhi," it said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The airline said, "No oil leakages or electrical burn residues were identified" during checking.</p>
<p class="title">Panic gripped passengers of a Delhi-Visakhapatnam IndiGo flight after smoke was detected inside the cabin mid-air, officials said on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The incident took place enroute to Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. This forced the pilot to return to Delhi and make an emergency landing.</p>.<p class="bodytext">There were 170 passengers on board the flight, which initially took off from Delhi at 5:20 pm. Within 10 minutes the plane returned to base after one of the crew members detected smoke inside the cabin.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Officials said there was also a drop in pressure inside the cabin after which oxygen masks were automatically deployed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the airline, there was a "false alarm" over burning smell in the cabin and this led to the "precautionary landing".</p>.<p class="bodytext">"IndiGo flight 6E-719 (Delhi-Visakhapatnam) carried out a precautionary landing at Delhi yesterday due to a false alarm. After take-off from Delhi, the cabin crew advised flight crew about burning smell in the cabin. Keeping the safety and security of passengers in mind, the captain-in-command informed the ATC and carried out a precautionary landing at Delhi," it said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The airline said, "No oil leakages or electrical burn residues were identified" during checking.</p>
