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Delhi-Raipur IndiGo Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Nagpur With Congress Leaders On Board
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News18•13-10-2026, 23:31
Delhi-Raipur IndiGo Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Nagpur With Congress Leaders On Board
- •The IndiGo flight 6E 734 from Delhi to Raipur failed to land at Mana Airport after circling 4 to 5 times due to balancing issues in the air.
- •Several senior Chhattisgarh Congress leaders and MLAs returning from Delhi were on board the flight.
- •Bad weather, strong winds, and a sudden technical glitch in the ATC of Mana Airport caused the landing failure.
- •The flight was safely diverted to Nagpur, and the aircraft will return to Raipur once weather conditions normalize.
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The IndiGo flight (6E 734) from Delhi could not land at Raipur's Mana Airport due to strong adverse winds, poor weather, and a sudden technical glitch in the airport's Air Traffic Control (ATC) that prevented the aircraft from maintaining balance in the air.
Several senior Chhattisgarh Congress leaders and MLAs who were returning from Delhi were on board the flight.
According to the airport administration, once the weather normalized and operations resumed at Raipur Airport, instructions were given to fly the IndiGo aircraft back from Nagpur to Raipur.
