Arabia A320 near Mumbai on Mar 16th 2014, cargo smoke indication

An Air Arabia Airbus A320-200, registration A6-ANL performing flight G9-454 from Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) to Kozhikode (India) with 171 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute over the Arabian Sea southwest of Mumbai (India) when the crew received a smoke indication in one of the cargo holds. The aircraft diverted to Mumbai for a safe landing. Attending emergency services found no trace of fire, heat or smoke.

The aircraft was able to continue the flight to Kozhikode after about 5.5 hours on the ground in Mumbai and reached Kozhikode with a delay of 6.5 hours (including a delay at departure from Sharjah).