Centre clarifies on row over low fuel in flight, says no threat to Mamata's life

New Delhi: A row erupted on Thursday over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s IndiGo flight being made to hover over Kolkata after the plane was reportedly low on fuel and it echoed in Parliament where Trinamul alleged threat to her life while the Centre asserted no one was in danger.

IndiGo on Thursday contradicted the government’s statement — that one of its flights from Patna carrying West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had reported a fuel shortage over Kolkata — saying that no fuel emergency had been reported by the pilot mid-air.

The airline further said that the Kolkata Air Traffic Control had “misunderstood” information communicated by the pilot. In the Rajya Sabha, Jayant Sinha said, “At no point was anybody's life at risk or danger. All safety procedures were fully followed.”