Indian plane battered by hailstorm after diversion requests denied

More than 220 people on board an IndiGo Airbus experienced a moment of terror on Wednesday when the plane on a domestic flight was hit by hail, which broke the plane's nose. The pilot wanted to avoid the disaster by briefly flying through Pakistani airspace, but authorities in the neighboring country, with which India has extremely tense relations, did not allow him to do so.

Indian plane battered by hailstorm after diversion requests denied

An IndiGo passenger plane attempting to avoid severe weather en route to Indian Kashmir was denied permission to divert towards Pakistan by both the Indian Air Force and Pakistan, India’s aviation regulator said on Friday.