Aircraft with Indian boxing team including Mary Kom declares fuel emergency before landing safely
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A SpiceJet plane carrying 31 Indian boxing team members including the legendary Mary Kom heading to Dubai had to declare a fuel emergency and hover over UAE for a period of half an hour. In the end, it was all sorted out and the aircraft was given permission to land. The Indian contingent had been heading to Dubai for the Asian Elite Boxing Championship which are scheduled to take place this month.
There was some uncertainty over the landing and pilots had reportedly stated that the plane was short on fuel. Later on, the flight was allowed to land in Dubai. An investigation into the matter has now been ordered and a probe has been launched by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
SpiceJet releases statement on the incident
SpiceJet released a statement about the incident according to TOI and said, “An Indian boxing contingent travelled on a SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Dubai today. The aircraft has reached Dubai safely and all passengers have cleared the immigration. The flight and passengers carried proper documentation. The flight was not filed/categorised as a cargo flight and this information is absolutely wrong and is denied. It was a regular passenger flight under the Air Bubble agreement and the same aircraft is bringing passengers to India from Dubai on its return leg.”
A permission letter from UAE read, “WITH Reference to esteemed Embassy’s Note Verbale No. 269 dated 09.05.2021 seeking to allow the Indian National Boxing Team to participate in the Asian Boxing Championship scheduled to be held in Dubai during the period from 21-31/05/2021. The Ministry would like to bring it to the knowledge of the esteemed Embassy that the concerned authorities of the UAE have informed that there is no objection upon the entry of the team in the UAE in order to participate in the above championship given that the team observes all the precautionary measures and procedures approved in the UAE.”
The Asian Championships will be the final bit of preparation before the Tokyo Olympics which begin on July 23.
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