Overview

• On July 19, an IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Nagpur aborted its first landing attempt due to low visibility and touched down safely 15 minutes later on a second approach.
• Filmmaker Karan Johar reshared Lokmat Times Nagpur’s report on his Instagram Stories with the caption “He Bhagwan!!! Na le koi flight????” underscoring passenger frustration.
• The Nagpur scare followed a string of recent incidents including an Air India Express diversion from Hyderabad to Phuket, an IndiGo return to Delhi from Imphal, and an emergency landing of a Goa-bound flight in Mumbai.
• Airlines have launched investigations into the series of unstabilized approaches, engine snags and weather challenges as traffic volumes in India continue to grow.
• Regulators and carriers face heightened scrutiny as amplified social media reactions reflect mounting public concerns over flight safety.