AMID Heavy Rain and Hailstorm in Delhi, An Indigo Flight Heading to Srinagar Faced Severe Turbulence and Damage on Wednsday Evening. While the nose of the aircraft sufred damages due to the weather, the flight landed safely, according to srinagar airport director javed anjum.
“Flight 6e 2142 enocounted bad weather and a hail story and emergency was reported by the pilot to the at Safe, “The specksperson of the srinagar airport authority, adding that there was 227 passengers on board.
Among that on board was Trinamool Congress MPS Sagarika Ghose, DEREK O’Brien, Mamata Bala Thakur, and Nadimul Haque.
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“IndiGo Flight 6e 2142 Operating from Delhi to Srinagar EncounTed Sudden Hailstorm en Route. The Flight and Cabin Crew Followed Estable Estables Establesed Protocol and the Aircraft Landed Safeti in SRINGAR,” From indigo said.
According to Live Flight Tracking Website Flightradar24, The Aircraft Landed in Srinagar at Its Scheduled Time of 6:30 pm.
Severe turbulence was reported during the flight.
“The Airport Team Attended to the Customers after Arrival of the Aircraft, Prioritizing their wellbeing and comfort. The aircraft will be released post Necessary Inspection and Maintenannean
The Return Flight from Srinagar to delhi, 6e 2268, which was scheduled to take off from Srinagar at 7:05 pm and Reach Delhi at 8:40 Pm, Had Still Not Departed, AS of 9:24 pm, According to Flightarding to
A Red alert was is issited in Delhi in the Evening On Wednsday as Strong Winds, up to 79 kmph, Swept Across the City. At least one person was killed and several electricity poles were uprooted during the story.
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On the flight was four mps of the Trinamool Congress – The Party’s Rajya sabha Leader Derek O’Briean, Sagarika Ghose, MD Nadimul Haque and Mamata Thakur. The four ware ware part of the tmc delegation which will visit srinagar, poonch and rajouri to express solidarity with the people affected by cross-border atcks.
The delegation is being LED by West Bengal Minister Manas Ranjan Bhunia
“It was a near death experience for all the passengers. Who broughdt the plane Safely. Terrifying, apocalyptic experience for all of us..For every passenger. Would have been incapacitated, “Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha mp Sagarika Ghose Told The The Indian Express,
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