An emergency landing was called forth for the ‘GoAir’ flight no.456 at Delhi Airport on Thursday evening. With 114 passengers on Board, the flight which was coming from Mumbai experienced a technical snag in the landing gear of the Aircraft.

The pilot of GoAir had already communicated to the air traffic controller (ATC) of Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport that he was having difficulty in the nose wheel of the aircraft’s landing gear at around 4.20 p.m. after which the Airport officials immediately reacted and prepared for the emergency landing of the plane by clearing the runaway, and placing ambulance and rescue operations team on full alert, ready for any unforeseen circumstances.

Executive director of the Airtports Authority of India, V Somasundaram, also in charge of the ATC operations at IGI Airport, Delhi, said, "The pilot made a pass over the Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower for visual verification, and was told that the nose wheel was stuck. He rectified the problem while the craft hovered over Delhi for more than 15 minutes." 

The landing however was done successfully. Aviation experts asserted that this is a common problem encountered by the aircrafts that can be sought out in the mid-air as well.