According to a source, an IndiGo aircraft coming from Amritsar experienced a taxiway mishap upon landing at the Delhi airport on Sunday morning, reported PTI. This led to the temporary closure of one of the runways for approximately 15 minutes at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA).
The A320 aircraft, operating as flight 6E 2221, inadvertently proceeded to the dead end of runway 28/10 after missing the designated taxiway. As a result of this incident, flight operations were impacted, and the runway remained inaccessible for the mentioned duration.
Following the incident, an IndiGo towing van was dispatched to relocate the aircraft from the runway’s dead end to a designated parking bay, ensuring the resumption of normal airport operations.
As of now, comments from IndiGo regarding the incident are pending. It’s worth noting that IGIA, being the largest airport in the country, manages approximately 1,400 flights daily and boasts four operational runways.
(With PTI Inputs)