<p>In the wake of a string of technical malfunction incidents involving Indian carriers, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia held a meeting on safety issues with senior officials of his ministry and regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Sunday, sources said. </p>.<p>During the meeting, the minister took a detailed report from the officials about these incidents over the last month and told them that there should be no compromise over passengers' safety.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/assembly-election-2019/technical-defect-forces-sharjah-bound-indigo-plane-to-land-in-karachi-1127392.html">Technical defect forces Sharjah-bound IndiGo plane to land in Karachi</a></strong></p>.<p>On Sunday, IndiGo's Sharjah-Hyderabad flight was diverted to Karachi as a precautionary measure after pilots observed a defect in one of the engines. </p>.<p>On Saturday night, Air India Express's Calicut-Dubai flight was diverted to Muscat after a burning smell was observed in the cabin mid-air. A day earlier an alive bird was found in the cockpit of the Air India Express' Bahrain-Kochi flight.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/9th-incident-in-24-days-spicejets-dubai-madurai-flight-delayed-as-nose-wheel-malfunctions-1126007.html">9th incident in 24 days: SpiceJet's Dubai-Madurai flight delayed as nose wheel malfunctions</a></strong></p>.<p>SpiceJet is under regulatory scanner right now. On July 6, the DGCA issued a show-cause notice to SpiceJet following at least eight incidents of technical malfunction in its aircraft since June 19.</p>.<p>The DGCA is currently investigating all these incidents.</p>
<p>In the wake of a string of technical malfunction incidents involving Indian carriers, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia held a meeting on safety issues with senior officials of his ministry and regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Sunday, sources said. </p>.<p>During the meeting, the minister took a detailed report from the officials about these incidents over the last month and told them that there should be no compromise over passengers' safety.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/assembly-election-2019/technical-defect-forces-sharjah-bound-indigo-plane-to-land-in-karachi-1127392.html">Technical defect forces Sharjah-bound IndiGo plane to land in Karachi</a></strong></p>.<p>On Sunday, IndiGo's Sharjah-Hyderabad flight was diverted to Karachi as a precautionary measure after pilots observed a defect in one of the engines. </p>.<p>On Saturday night, Air India Express's Calicut-Dubai flight was diverted to Muscat after a burning smell was observed in the cabin mid-air. A day earlier an alive bird was found in the cockpit of the Air India Express' Bahrain-Kochi flight.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/9th-incident-in-24-days-spicejets-dubai-madurai-flight-delayed-as-nose-wheel-malfunctions-1126007.html">9th incident in 24 days: SpiceJet's Dubai-Madurai flight delayed as nose wheel malfunctions</a></strong></p>.<p>SpiceJet is under regulatory scanner right now. On July 6, the DGCA issued a show-cause notice to SpiceJet following at least eight incidents of technical malfunction in its aircraft since June 19.</p>.<p>The DGCA is currently investigating all these incidents.</p>