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IndiGo Flight Struck by Lightning, Lands Safely at Lucknow Airport
The pilots reported the strike as a precaution, and inspections found damage limited to the nose radome.
- An IndiGo flight carrying 104 passengers from Patna to Lucknow was struck by lightning at about 17,000 feet during bad weather.
- The lightning damaged the aircraft’s nose, but the pilot landed safely at Lucknow, where all passengers were evacuated without injuries.
- The aircraft was grounded after landing, and IndiGo arranged a replacement flight that carried the passengers to Ahmedabad at about 6:22 p.m.
- The incident followed a June 19 lightning strike involving an IndiGo aircraft parked at Kolkata Airport, which affected its power system.
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IndiGo Patna-Lucknow Flight Hit By Lightning Mid-Air, 110 On Board Land Safely
In one of the horrific incident, an Indigo flight travelling from Patna to Ahmedabad was struck by lightning mid-air on Wednesday, prompting the pilots to make a precautionary landing at Lucknow airport. The aircraft, operating as IndiGo flight 6E925,
IndiGo flight struck by lightning, lands safely at Lucknow airport
Flight 6E925, operating from Patna to Lucknow, took the lightning strike while approaching Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport. Despite the incident, the Airbus A320-251N completed the landing safely.
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