Responding to the claims of Congress MP K C Venugopal that "there was another aircraft in the runway when we are going to land" Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Malviya called it a "extremely serious", claim denied by the Air India a day after a Delhi bound flight made an emergency landing
"IndiGo flight 6E 5009 operating from Patna to Delhi on 09 July 2025 turned back to Patna due to a bird strike. Due to the requirement of necessary inspection and maintenance of the aircraft, the flight has been cancelled for the day," the IndiGo spokesperson said.
The AI 315 flight, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner had departed from Hong Kong to Delhi. According to flight tracking site, Flight Radar 24, the air India flight was supposed to reach Delhi by 12.20 PM.
PDP leader Iltija Mufti criticised Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah after the latter called the Delhi Airport a "shit show", saying that he wants a state plane so that he so that he does not have to wait in any plane. Her comments came after a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight from Sr
Delhi Airport authorities on Sunday issued a clarification about the diversion of a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight carrying Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, attributing the situation to the temporary closure of Runway due to upgradation work and added that is incorrect to blame De
Delhi Airport authorities on Sunday issued a clarification regarding the diversion of a Delhi-bound Indigo flight carrying Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, citing operational constraints due to ongoing infrastructure work and wind pattern changes.
The Delhi-bound IndiGo flight carrying Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah landed in the national capital in the early hours on Sunday after it was reportedly diverted to Jaipur on Saturday night.
The Airlines further said the flight will stay overnight at Rome's Fiumicino Airport . "If asked, the flight will stay in FCO overnight to allow for required crew rest before continuing to DEL as soon as possible tomorrow," the Airlines statement read.