IndiGo A320 struck by lightning on Patna‑Lucknow route lands safely
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IndiGo flight 6E925 from Patna to Lucknow was struck by lightning at about 17,000 ft during approach and landed safely at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport at 4:04 pm, eight minutes ahead of its scheduled 4:12 pm arrival.
The strike damaged the aircraft’s nose radome, after which the plane was declared Aircraft on Ground and taken out of service for technical inspection; engineers began repairs and the aircraft will return to service only after receiving clearance. IndiGo arranged a replacement aircraft for flight 6E6968 from Lucknow to Ahmedabad, which departed around 6:22 pm.
India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation was notified of the incident in accordance with standard procedures.
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