Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, April 4: An IndiGo aircraft with a destination of Varanasi made an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) at Shamshabad airport in Telangana on Tuesday due to a technical issue.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has verified that IndiGo Flight 6E897, which had departed Bengaluru for Varanasi but had been diverted to Shamshadabad airport, made an emergency landing at 6:15 am. A “technical glitch,” according to officials, is to blame for the detour.
All 137 passengers on board are safe, according to the DGCA.
A top official reported that the DGCA has mandated an investigation into the event. Further information is awaited.
