Jabalpur-bound SpiceJet flight returns to Delhi, after crew notices smoke in cabin at 5,000 ft height

New Delhi, July 02: A Delhi-Jabalpur SpiceJet aircraft (SG-2962) returned safely to the Delhi airport on Saturday morning after the cabin crew noticed smoke inside the plane when the aircraft was flying at a height of 5,000ft.

A SpiceJet spokesperson said all passengers have deboarded the plane safely at Delhi airport.

News agency ANI shared a video showing how passengers were fanning themselves with newspapers and airline booklets as the smoke entered the cabin.

#WATCH | A SpiceJet aircraft operating from Delhi to Jabalpur returned safely to the Delhi airport today morning after the crew noticed smoke in the cabin while passing 5000ft; passengers safely disembarked: SpiceJet Spokesperson pic.twitter.com/R1LwAVO4Mk

— ANI (@ANI) July 2, 2022

A social media user, Saurabh Chhabra, who was a passenger on the flight wrote on Twitter,''Faced this incident today morning. Looks like #spicejet is #unsafe.Here are some snapshots of @flyspicejet SG 2962

Once passengers started panicking, they landed back to #delhi. Plane caught fire.
Thankfully we are safe but waiting since long. They don't have backup #✈️.''

Faced this incident today morning.
Looks like #spicejet is #unsafe.
Here are some snapshots of @flyspicejet SG 2962
Once passengers started panicking, they landed back to #delhi.
Plane caught fire.
Thankfully we are safe but waiting since long. They don’t have backup #✈️ pic.twitter.com/byw3CrrffZ

— Saurabh Chhabra (@saurabhdigidir) July 2, 2022