Plane carrying Indian boxing squad declares fuel emergency before landing in Dubai
The Hindu
Six-time world champion Mary Kom was among the boxers on board the aircraft.
A SpiceJet plane ferrying ace pugilist Mary Kom and 30 other members of an Indian boxing contingent from Delhi was forced to hover for around 45 minutes and declared a fuel emergency before it landed safely at the Dubai airport on Saturday morning, sources said. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating the entire incident, they said. The sources said that due to COVID-19 restrictions, SpiceJet had got special permission from the U.A.E government to bring these boxers to Dubai for Asian Boxing Championship 2021 that will be held between May 24 and June 1.More Related News