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The incident took place at Bengaluru airport on Sunday.
The tail portion of IndiGo flight 6E 6542 hit the runway during landing at Bengaluru Airport. The plane coming from Guwahati had a problem while landing at Kempegowda International Airport on Sunday afternoon.
When the flight tried to land for the first time, its rear part hit the runway. After this he did a go-around (ie the plane took off again). After this, the plane landed safely for the second time at 1:34 pm.
It is not yet known how many people were on board the flight. However, all the passengers are safe.
This is the sixth case of problem (emergency landing, diversion and technical fault) in any IndiGo flight in the last 47 days.
DGCA started investigation
After the accident, the flight of this plane has been stopped and its technical investigation is going on. It will be flown again only after it is found completely fine.
Indigo said that they have informed all the officers as per the rules. The safety of passengers and staff comes first for the company.
This plane was also to go to Coimbatore further. Another plane was immediately arranged for the passengers going from Bengaluru to Coimbatore, so that no one faces any problem.
The Department of Aviation (DGCA) has started investigating this matter of Indigo.
5 incidents related to Indigo flights in just 42 days
22 September 2026: Due to technical fault (smoke) in the flight coming from London to Delhi, emergency landing was made back at London’s Heathrow Airport.
15 September 2026: The flight from Agartala to Delhi was immediately diverted to Lucknow after receiving smoke alert in the cargo area.
3 September 2026: The flight coming from Doha to Bengaluru made an emergency landing in Muscat due to the sudden ill health of the pilot (food poisoning).
1 September 2026: A flight from Goa to Delhi landed back in Goa just minutes after take off due to an engine failure in mid-air.
11 August 2026: An emergency landing was made at Chennai airport when the left engine of the flight from Kolkata to Chennai stopped working.
Airlines provide facilities to passengers in case of technical glitches
If a flight is delayed by 2 to 4 hours due to a technical glitch, the airline has to provide free snacks, food and water to the passengers. If the delay is overnight or extends beyond 24 hours, it is the responsibility of the company to provide free hotel accommodation and transportation for the passengers.
Additionally, the airline is required to provide accurate flight updates every half-hour, and if you wish, you can cancel your trip and get a full refund or choose another flight at no extra cost.
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