Bengaluru-Bound IndiGo Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Varanasi After Bird Hit

• An IndiGo flight 6E-437 carrying 216 passengers made an emergency landing in Varanasi.
• The flight, en route from Gorakhpur to Bengaluru, was hit by a bird near Jaunpur at 16,000 feet.
• The pilot diverted the aircraft to Varanasi’s Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport.
• The front portion of the aircraft suffered damage; all passengers were reported safe and deboarded.
• IndiGo cancelled the onward journey and arranged accommodation for the passengers.

Why It Matters: IndiGo flight makes emergency landing in Varanasi due to bird strike, all passengers safe.