Assam: IndiGo flight cancelled; passenger says airplane’s wheels caught in outfield
2 min readBy PTI
GUWAHATI: An IndiGo flight from Assam’s Jorhat to Kolkata on Thursday was cancelled apparently after the plane skidded off the runway throughout take-off and a pair of its wheels acquired caught within the muddy outfield.
An official of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) informed PTI that the Indigo 6E757 flight working on the Jorhat-Kolkata route was cancelled after being held up for a number of hours at Jorhat on account of a “technical issue”.
A neighborhood journalist uploaded an image on Twitter exhibiting an plane, which apparently skidded off the runway and one pair of wheels acquired caught within the tender grassy outfield.
Tagging IndiGo, the scribe mentioned: “Guwahati Kolkata @indigo flight 6F 757 (6E757) slips from runway and stuck in muddy field in Jorhat airport in Assam. The flight was scheduled to depart at 2.20 pm but the flight delayed after the incident.”
Replying to his publish, IndiGo mentioned: “Sir, we’re concerned to hear this and raising this right away with the concerned team. Please share the PNR via DM for the same. We hope you’re well and comfortably travelled to your destination.”
The AAI official mentioned there was some technical concern with the plane and the flight was cancelled at round 8:15 pm. “There were 98 passengers on board. All passengers deboarded and are safe,” he added.
When contacted, an IndiGo spokesperson mentioned: “We are currently checking the information.”
GUWAHATI: An IndiGo flight from Assam’s Jorhat to Kolkata on Thursday was cancelled apparently after the plane skidded off the runway throughout take-off and a pair of its wheels acquired caught within the muddy outfield.
An official of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) informed PTI that the Indigo 6E757 flight working on the Jorhat-Kolkata route was cancelled after being held up for a number of hours at Jorhat on account of a “technical issue”.
A neighborhood journalist uploaded an image on Twitter exhibiting an plane, which apparently skidded off the runway and one pair of wheels acquired caught within the tender grassy outfield.
Tagging IndiGo, the scribe mentioned: “Guwahati Kolkata @indigo flight 6F 757 (6E757) slips from runway and stuck in muddy field in Jorhat airport in Assam. The flight was scheduled to depart at 2.20 pm but the flight delayed after the incident.”
Replying to his publish, IndiGo mentioned: “Sir, we’re concerned to hear this and raising this right away with the concerned team. Please share the PNR via DM for the same. We hope you’re well and comfortably travelled to your destination.”
The AAI official mentioned there was some technical concern with the plane and the flight was cancelled at round 8:15 pm. “There were 98 passengers on board. All passengers deboarded and are safe,” he added.
When contacted, an IndiGo spokesperson mentioned: “We are currently checking the information.”
