Apr 20, 2025 10:48 AM IST
On April 18, a automobile operated by a third-party floor dealing with company “made contact” with the undercarriage of a non-operational plane, IndiGo mentioned.
A mini bus collided with a stationary Indigo plane on the Kempegowda Worldwide Airport of Karnataka’s Bengaluru on April 18, an airport official mentioned on Sunday, including that no accidents had been reported within the incident.
The automobile hit the ‘undercarriage of the non-operational IndiGo plane, the airline mentioned. (X/@IndiGo6E)
“On April 18, 2025, at approximately 12:15 PM, a vehicle operated by a third-party ground handling agency made contact with the undercarriage of a non-operational Aircraft On-Ground at Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru. There were no injuries reported,” an announcement learn.
All obligatory protocols have been promptly adopted in coordination with related stakeholders over the incident, the IndiGo airline assertion added.
“The safety and security of our passengers, airline partners, and airport personnel remain our highest priority.” The Indigo Airways mentioned, “We are aware of the ground incident at Bengaluru airport involving a parked IndiGo aircraft and a third party ground vehicle. Investigations are on and all necessary action shall be initiated as required,” it mentioned.
Omar Abdullah’s IndiGo flight diverted
In one other unrelated associated incident, a Jammu-Delhi IndiGo flight carrying J&Okay chief minister Omar Abdullah amongst passengers was diverted to Jaipur on Saturday night time, prompting sharp response from the political chief who mentioned the plane was diverted after being within the air for 3 hours.
In a late-night put up on microblogging platform X, Omar Abdullah referred to as the Delhi airport a “bloody shit show”, including that he was “in no mood to be polite.”
“Delhi airport is a bloody shit show [excuse my French but I’m in no mood to be polite]. 3 hours in the air after we left Jammu we get diverted to Jaipur & so here I am at 1 in the morning on the steps of the plane getting some fresh air. I’ve no idea what time we will leave from here,” Omar Abdullah wrote on X.
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