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IndiGo Flights Return Safely After False Alarm and Bird Strike

IndiGo has launched engineering probes into the faults behind both incidents

'No emergency landing': IndiGo Patna-Delhi flight returns after bird hit, all 169 passengers safe
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The plane did not make an emergency landing, the airport director claimed, without giving details of the technical fault.
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Overview

  • Flight 6E-7295 on the Raipur–Indore route returned to Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport 20 minutes after takeoff when a cockpit false-alarm prompted its safe landing.
  • Flight 6E-5009 from Patna to Delhi diverted back to Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport after a bird strike caused engine vibration, with all 175 people onboard unharmed.
  • IndiGo cancelled the affected flights, issued full refunds and arranged alternative travel for impacted passengers.
  • The airline’s engineering team has opened technical investigations to determine the root causes of the mid-air alarm and engine snag.
  • Regulators have intensified safety oversight after the recent incidents and are evaluating bird-hazard mitigation measures at high-risk airports such as Patna.