Overview
- Flight 6E-6961 diverted to Varanasi’s Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport after crew detected a fuel leak.
- The aircraft landed safely around 4:10 pm, and all 166 passengers and crew were evacuated without injuries.
- The pilot alerted Air Traffic Control and received emergency clearance, with ground teams handling the response under standard protocols.
- Airport officials report the situation is under control and normal operations at Varanasi have resumed as an investigation proceeds.
- A day earlier, a separate Jammu–Srinagar service was halted seconds before takeoff over a reported fuel leak, and recent reports also noted a power-bank fire on a different IndiGo flight that was extinguished by crew.