GMG makes emergency landing
A Kolkata-bound flight of GMG Airlines made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday morning when the pilots detected smoke coming out of one of its wings minutes after it took off.
The 50-seat Dash-8 aircraft with 19 passengers on board had to touch down around 6:45am, 15 minutes after it had taken off, said Asif Ahmed, director of marketing and communication department of the private air operator.
He said the pilot decided to return considering the safety of the passengers, Asif said. All the passengers were unharmed, he added.
The GMG official said the passengers were sent to Kolkata by a 164-seat MD-80 aircraft after around four hours.
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