An IndiGo pilot operating the Delhi-Srinagar flight on Wednesday sought permission from Lahore Air Traffic Control to momentarily enter the Pakistan airspace after encountering a sudden hailstorm. According to sources, the severe turbulence experienced by flight 6E 2142 is being investigated by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), as reported by PTI.
The flight carrying around 220 passengers including Trinamool Congress MPs experienced severe turbulence while it was flying over Amritsar. The nose cone of the flight was heavily damaged during the hailstorm but it eventually landed safely.
The request to enter Pakistan airspace was denied amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives.
Following the incident, IndiGo released a statement asserting that, "All customers were attended to upon landing and no injuries were reported. The aircraft is currently undergoing necessary inspection and maintenance in Srinagar and will resume operations once all clearances have been secured.바카라
The flight housed a five-member delegation of Trinamool Congress comprising Derek O'Brien, Nadimul Haque, Sagarika Ghose, Manas Bhunia, and Mamata Thakur.
In a statement given to PTI, Sagarika Ghose said that, 바카라It was a near-death experience. I thought my life was over. People were screaming, praying and panicking. Hats off to the pilot who brought us through that. When we landed, we saw the nose of the plane had blown up.바카라
The plane took flight from Delhi at 5 PM and arrived in Srinagar at 6:46 PM. Several videos have surfaced on social media showing panic-stricken passengers praying for their lives.
