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IndiGo KochiAbu Dhabi Flight Turns Back After Mid-Flight Technical Snag

Passengers continued to Abu Dhabi on a replacement aircraft operated by a fresh crew due to duty-time rules.

Overview

  • IndiGo flight 6E-1403 departed Kochi at 11:10 pm Friday and returned to land at 1:44 am Saturday after more than two hours in the air.
  • The A320neo carried more than 180 passengers and six crew members, and it landed safely back in Kochi.
  • A replacement aircraft departed for Abu Dhabi at about 3:30 am, with the airport citing a 3:33 am takeoff.
  • A new crew operated the onward leg because the original team reached flight duty time limits.
  • Flightradar24 data confirmed the mid-route turnback, and IndiGo had not issued a comment at the time of reporting.