Mangaluru-Bengaluru IndiGo flight diverted to Dubai
Passengers, particularly the elderly passengers, were left stranded at Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) after the Mangaluru-Bengaluru IndiGo flight (6E5347) was diverted to Dubai on Thursday.
At around 8.25 am, 160 passengers of a Dubai-bound IndiGo aircraft (6E 1467 IXE-DXB) were deplaned after it suffered a bird hit at the runway while moving. The flight was to depart at 9.10 am.
The pilot immediately informed Air Traffic Control (ATC) and the take-off was aborted. The plane returned to the airport apron and the passengers were deplaned. The aircraft was declared ‘aircraft on the ground’ (AOG) for a thorough engineering inspection.
