Rajkot, July 27 -- An international IndiGo flight on Monday bound for Mumbai from Dubai was forced to execute an unscheduled emergency landing at Gujarat's Rajkot Airport after pilots received an alert indicating smoke in the aircraft's lower cargo hold, airport authorities said.

The flight crew responded swiftly to the mid-air warning, declaring an emergency and requesting priority landing clearance from Air Traffic Control (ATC) at Rajkot. Emergency response teams, including fire tenders and medical units, were immediately deployed alongside the runway as a precautionary measure.

The plane touched down safely, and airport authorities confirmed that all passengers and crew members were disembarked without injury. Standard technical che...