A Kolkata-Srinagar flight was forced to land in Varanasi on Wednesday evening after detecting a fuel leak in mid-air. IndiGo flight 6E 6961 had been flying for quite some time when the pilot noticed the issue and requested a priority landing at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport. All 166 passengers and the cabin crew were swiftly evacuated after the plane touched down safely.
“IndiGo flight 6E 6961, operating from Kolkata to Srinagar, made a precautionary landing at Varanasi airport due to a suspected technical issue. As a safety measure, the aircraft has been grounded for necessary checks, and an alternate aircraft has been arranged to continue the journey,” the airline said in a statement.
“The pilot of IndiGo Airlines flight number 6961, heading to Srinagar from Kolkata, noticed some fuel leak after which he immediately contacted Air Traffic Control Varanasi and requested priority landing,” the Varanasi Airport director told Times of India.
