Technical glitches led to diversion of two IndiGo and SpiceJet planes to Mumbai and Kochi on Friday evening.
An IndiGo Airbus aircraft operating on Kannur-Doha route diverted to Mumbai due to a failure in one of the three hydraulic systems. The aircraft made a normal landing but had to be towed to the parking bay.
"The operating crew noticed a technical issue and diverted the aircraft to Mumbai for necessary maintenance. The passengers are being accommodated on an alternate aircraft for their onward journey," IndiGo said in a statement.
In the second instance a SpiceJet Boeing 737 operating from Jeddah