It was a technical snag, not an accident," Captain B.R. Gopinath of regional airline Air Deccan said. All the passengers were safely evacuated from the Air Deccan aircraft, which was on its first flight between Hyderabad and Vijayawada.

Why did Air Deccan fail?

Air Deccan's competitive advantage mostly raised due to the fact that they were new entrants into the low-cost airline market. ... Unable to keep up with the competition and with the rising fuel costs, Air Deccan had a net loss of around 340 crores (30 Million USD) by June 2006.

Did the first Air Deccan flight catch fire?

The 48 - seater, French - made ATR 42's maiden flight from the Begumpet airport had to be aborted with fire billowing from one of the engines. Hyderabad: It was meant to be the inauguration of India's first no-frills domestic airline but all the hype went up in smoke. Literally.