Delhi-bound IndiGo flight with 109 on board diverted to Lucknow after smoke warning in cargo area: Sources

An IndiGo flight traveling from Agartala to Delhi, carrying 103 passengers and six crew members, was diverted to Lucknow on Tuesday evening after a smoke warning indication was triggered in its cargo area, said sources.

IndiGo flight 6E6504 made a safe landing at Lucknow Airport at 6:29 pm, and no injuries were reported in the incident.

Emergency response teams were deployed, and all necessary assistance was provided.

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Goa-Delhi IndiGo flight makes emergency landing

In a separate incident, an IndiGo flight travelling from Goa to Delhi made an emergency landing on September 1, Tuesday, after the pilot reported a suspected engine failure minutes after take-off, HT reported earlier.

The flight 6E 2102, carrying 229 people on board, departed at 9:16 am and landed safely at 9:50 am.

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Officials had noted that no passengers or crew members reported injuries. However, the incident had prompted the declaration of a full emergency at Manohar International Airport.

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An official had said that the full emergency was declared at the airport at 9:25 am after the pilot had alerted the air traffic control (ATC).

Officials said a team from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) would inspect the aircraft in Goa.

IndiGo said, in a statement, that the aircraft was undergoing maintenance checks, as reported earlier.

The statement added that the standard operating procedure was followed after a technical issue was detected shortly after takeoff.