An IndiGo airlines flight heading to Varanasi from Bengaluru was forced to make an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad in Telangana due to a technical issue on Tuesday morning, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said.
The flight, 6E897, had departed from Bengaluru but was redirected to Shamshabad airport and landed at 6:15am. All 137 passengers on board the flight are confirmed to be safe, the DGCA said.
A senior official has reported that the DGCA has launched an investigation into the matter, while further information regarding the incident is still pending.
