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IndiGo Flight Struck by Lightning, Lands Safely at Lucknow Airport

The pilots reported the strike as a precaution, and inspections found damage limited to the nose radome.

  • IndiGo flight 6E925 from Patna to Ahmedabad was struck by lightning at about 17,000 feet on Wednesday.
  • The pilots made a precautionary landing at Lucknow Airport, where the aircraft landed safely about eight minutes before its scheduled arrival.
  • All 104 passengers and six crew members were safe, and no injuries were reported.
  • IndiGo arranged a replacement aircraft to carry the passengers onward to Ahmedabad while engineers inspected the damaged plane.
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Dainik Bhaskar broke the news in Bhopal, India on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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