The TMC raises West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's 'flight scare' in Parliament.

Trinamool Congress lawmaker Mukul Roy has said that an IndiGo flight from Patna to Kolkata, which he was travelling in along with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday evening, was short on fuel as it circled over Kolkata airport for nearly half an hour. Roy says IndiGo flight 6E 0342, on landing at 8:45 pm in Kolkata, was surrounded by fire engines and ambulances.


Minister of State of Aviation Jayant Sinha explained the situation to the house saying the DGCA followed due procedure. Sinha said the Indigo pilot has said he was low on fuel. Two other planes Air India and Spice Jet also said they are low on fuel. "The Indigo flight landed at 8:40 after hovering for 13 minutes. At no time was there any lapse of security procedure. Flights have to have 30 to 40 minutes of fuel as standby. The probe has to be why all the three flights were less on fuel. If there was any violation, we will take strict action. Passenger safety is our #1 priority," MoS Aviation Sinha said. 


TMC's Derek O'Brien then asked, "If nobody's life was at stake, why were there emergency services at the tarmac?" The aviation minister says it is par for the course and standard operating procedure. He added a DGCA probe is already underway.