Another technical snag? Indigo flight to Imphal suffers snag mid-air, returns to Delhi, airline says…
New Delhi: An Indigo flight from Delhi to Imphal suffered a minor technical snag and returned to the capital minutes after it took-off on Thursday. According to the airline, the aircraft landed safely and resumed its trip shortly, after necessary checks.
An Indigo spokesperson who was quoted by ANI mentioned “A minor technical snag was detected soon after take-off on flight 6E 5118 operating from Delhi to Imphal. As a precautionary step, the pilots decided to turn-back and landed safely at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi.”
Indigo flight to Imphal suffers snag mid-air: What has airlines said?
The airline added “In line with the mandatory procedures, the aircraft underwent necessary checks and resumed the journey shortly thereafter.”
Mumbai officials mentioned about a similar issue that was seen earlier on Tuesday, when an Indigo flight from Delhi to Goa had to make an emergency landing in Mumbai, after one of its engines experienced an issue mid-air. Both the incidents involved Airbus planes from the A320neo family, and both had taken off from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA).
What happened on Tuesday?
Airport officials mentioned the issue occurred around 9:27 PM when the flight was approximately 100 nautical miles North from Bhubaneshwar.
“The pilot declared ‘PAN PAN PAN’—an urgent radio call signalling a non-life-threatening emergency—due to a malfunction in engine number 1,” told one of the officials on the condition of anonymity.
The airline, however, mentioned the reason being a technical glitch.
An IndiGo spokesperson said “A technical snag was detected on flight 6E 6271 while flying from Delhi to Manohar International Airport, Goa on 16 July 2025. Following procedures, the aircraft was diverted and landed in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai.”
At 9:32 pm, a diversion was requested by the flight crew to Mumbai. “It was then that, as per the SOP, an ambulance as well as fire tenders were on standby and followed the aircraft till the bay. The aircraft, however, landed safely at 9:53 pm, two minutes ahead of its expected arrival time,” mentioned a second official.
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