Overview

• An airport official said a lightning strike on Wednesday evening damaged the DVOR navigation system at Raipur’s Swami Vivekananda Airport.
• All landings were suspended and at least five IndiGo arrivals were diverted to nearby airports, including Nagpur and Bhubaneswar.
• The system was hit around 6 p.m., disrupting overall flight operations, and departures were affected as well, according to The Hindu.
• Repair work began the same evening, and authorities indicated flights could restart Thursday pending safety checks.
• DVOR is a ground-based radio aid that helps aircraft determine position and bearing relative to a destination.