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Indian Express
2 days ago
- Indian Express
IndiGo Delhi-Imphal flight returns soon after takeoff due to ‘minor technical snag'
An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Imphal in Manipur was forced to return to the national capital shortly after take-off Thursday due to a minor technical issue, the airline said in a statement. Flight 6E 5118, which departed Delhi at 10.34 am against its scheduled departure time of 10.25 am, was diverted, and landed safely at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. 'A minor technical snag was detected soon after take-off on flight 6E 5118 operating from Delhi to Imphal on 17 July 2025. As a precautionary step, the pilots decided to turn back and landed safely at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi,' an IndiGo spokesperson said. The airline added that, in accordance with standard operating procedures, the aircraft underwent necessary checks before it was cleared for operation. 'The inconvenience caused to our customers is regretted. As always, safety and security of the customers, crew and aircraft is of utmost importance to us,' the statement read. According to the live flight tracking website Flightradar24, the plane, which was bound for Imphal with a scheduled arrival time of 1.10 pm, is an Airbus A321neo aircraft. According to flight tracking data, the aircraft did not reach its intended destination, and was officially marked as 'Diverted to DEL' on Flightradar24. The development comes amid a slew of cancellations and disruptions experienced by airlines in the aftermath of the deadly crash of Air India's London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in Ahmedabad. In June, an Air India flight bound for Delhi had to return to Hong Kong due to a technical issue. The aircraft, AI315, was a Boeing 788. On the same day, an Air India Express flight bound for Ranchi returned to Delhi airport owing to a suspected technical issue. In the same month, an Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi returned to the Thai city, and made a precautionary landing after receiving a bomb threat.
New Indian Express
3 days ago
- New Indian Express
Indigo flight from Delhi to Imphal returns to IGI after snag mid-air
New Delhi: In a short span of over 12 hours, a second Indigo flight developed technical issues mid-air and had to reroute its journey. On Thursday, an Indigo flight with nearly 150 passengers on board flying from Delhi to Imphal had to return to the Indira Gandhi International airport an hour after it took off due to technical issues. Flight 6E 5118, an Airbus 321Neo make, took off at 10:34 am from Terminal 3 of IGI, states flight tracking website, flightradar 24. The flight is reported to have returned to the originating airport an hour after it was airborne. It finally took off at 12.32 pm and reached Imphal at 2.53 pm instead of the scheduled time of 1.10 pm. Indigo confirmed the return of the flight 6E 5118 to Delhi on Thursday afternoon. An official statement said, 'A minor technical snag was detected soon after take-off on flight 6E 5118 operating from Delhi to Imphal on 17 July. As a precautionary step, the pilots decided to turn-back and landed safely at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi.' In line with the mandatory procedures, the aircraft underwent necessary checks and resumed the journey shortly thereafter, it added. IndiGo refused to divulge the specific nature of the snag. On Wednesday night, an Indigo flight from Delhi to Goa with 191 people on board was diverted to Mumbai due to an engine failure detected at 9.27 pm mid-air. An emergency call was made by the pilot and the Flight 6E 6271 was rerouted to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport where a full emergency had been declared due to its arrival.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
Technical snag: Imphal-bound IndiGo flight returns to Delhi
Guwahati: A technical snag detected mid-air, minutes after take-off, compelled the pilots of a Delhi-Imphal IndiGo flight to turn the flight back to IGI Airport in New Delhi on Thursday morning. The aircraft underwent security checks, and after the issue was resolved at IGI Airport, the flight resumed its journey to Imphal after a delay of more than two hours. This incident occurred a day after another IndiGo flight from Delhi to Goa was diverted to Mumbai due to a technical snag detected mid-air. Passengers on board the Delhi-Imphal flight told TOI that the pilot announced, around 20 minutes after take-off, that a technical snag had been detected. Most of the 100-odd passengers in the Airbus A321 aircraft were from Manipur. "A minor technical snag was detected soon after take-off on flight 6E 5118 operating from Delhi to Imphal on July 17, 2025. As a precautionary step, the pilots decided to turn back and landed safely at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi," an IndiGo spokesperson told TOI. In line with the mandatory procedures, the official said that the aircraft underwent necessary checks and resumed the journey shortly thereafter. "Inconvenience caused to our customers is regretted. As always, the safety and security of the customers, crew, and aircraft is of utmost importance to us," the IndiGo spokesperson added. After undergoing necessary checks, the flight resumed its journey and landed at Imphal Airport at 3:15 pm, a delay of two hours from the initially scheduled arrival time of 1:10 pm. "Everybody was feeling uneasy and stressed, but since the pilot announced everything was under control, there was no scary scene inside the aircraft. We were not panicked," social activist Kadilin Gangmei from Imphal, one of the passengers of the flight, told TOI. "The pilot said that the aircraft was returning to land at Delhi due to technical problems," he said. Gangmei mentioned that the passengers felt slight relief when the pilot announced that everything was under control and there was no need to panic. "After around 20 minutes, we landed in Delhi again," he said.
Indian Express
3 days ago
- Indian Express
Imphal-bound IndiGo flight returns to Delhi due to technical snag
An IndiGo aircraft enroute to Imphal returned to the national capital on Thursday morning due to a technical snag after being airborne for an hour. 'A minor technical snag was detected soon after take-off on flight 6E 5118 operating from Delhi to Imphal on 17 July 2025. As a precautionary step, the pilots decided to turn-back and landed safely at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi,' the airline said in a statement. In line with the mandatory procedures, the aircraft underwent necessary checks and resumed the journey shortly thereafter, IndiGo said and regretted the inconvenience caused to the passengers. According to information available with flight tracking website the A321 aircraft operating the flight 6E 5118 was airborne for an hour before it returned to Delhi.
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Business Standard
3 days ago
- Business Standard
IndiGo's Imphal-bound flight returns to Delhi due to mid-air technical snag
An IndiGo flight bound for Imphal turned back to Delhi on Thursday morning after a technical issue was detected mid-air, reported news agency PTI. "A minor technical snag was detected soon after take-off on flight 6E 5118 operating from Delhi to Imphal on 17 July 2025. As a precautionary step, the pilots decided to turn-back and landed safely at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi," the airline said. It further added that the aircraft underwent the required checks in accordance with standard safety procedures and resumed its journey shortly after. The airline also expressed regret for the inconvenience caused to passengers. Another IndiGo flight diverted to Mumbai This comes a day after another IndiGo flight en route from Delhi to Goa made an emergency landing at Mumbai airport after issuing a 'PAN PAN' call, according to a report by the Hindustan Times. The phrase indicates an urgent situation that requires immediate attention but does not pose a direct threat to life. The incident involved an Airbus A320neo operating flight 6E 6271, which departed from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport and was heading to Manohar International Airport in Goa. The flight was diverted after a reported issue and landed safely in Mumbai at 9.53 pm. One of the officials was quoted as saying that the pilot had declared "PAN PAN PAN" due to a malfunction in engine number 1. However, IndiGo attributed the diversion to a "technical snag". According to the report, the issue occurred around 100 nautical miles north of Bhubaneswar.
