Overview

• Authorities suspended landings Wednesday evening after a lightning strike damaged the airport’s DVOR navigation aid.
• Five IndiGo flights bound for Raipur were diverted to alternate airports, including Nagpur and Bhubaneswar.
• By Thursday morning, officials reported a continuing technical glitch that led to several flight cancellations and major passenger disruption.
• Airport director KK Lahre said repair work is in progress, after earlier guidance that operations were likely to resume on Thursday.
• DVOR is a ground-based radio system that helps aircraft determine position and direction, and its failure limits safe instrument approaches.