"Immediately Assisted...": Air Force Sources On IndiGo's Mid-Air Scare

Indian Air Force guided IndiGo's Delhi-Srinagar to safety after Pak's airspace denial amid turbulent weather

The IndiGo flight from Delhi to Srinagar, carrying over 220 passengers including several Members of Parliament, encountered severe turbulence on May 21 and was safely guided to land by Indian Air Force authorities after being denied emergency access to Pakistani airspace, according to sources from the Indian Air Force quoted by India Today TV. Flight 6E-2142 ran into intense turbulence and suffered visible damage to its nose cone (radome) during…

"Immediately Assisted...": Air Force Sources On IndiGo's Mid-Air Scare

The IndiGo plane that encountered severe turbulence en route from Delhi to Srinagar - leading to a terrifying 8,500-feet-per-minute descent, when the normal is no more than 3,000 - had been told Pak airspace was off limits, sources said.