Engine snag suspected, IndiGo plane with Union minister, 2 MLAs diverted to Guwahati

A Dibrugarh-bound plane of the IndiGo was diverted to Guwahati on Sunday morning after the pilot suspected a snag in the engine, officials said.

Over 150 passengers were travelling on flight 6E-2652, including Union MoS for Petroleum Rameswar Teli and two Assam BJP MLAs — Prasanta Phukan and Terash Gowala, they said.

Teli told PTI that 15-20 minutes before the landing, it was announced that the flight was being diverted.