IndiGo flight 6E-6115 diverted to Hyderabad after power bank fire
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A Delhi‑Chennai IndiGo flight was diverted to Hyderabad after a passenger’s power bank caught fire; cabin crew used fire extinguishers and all passengers and crew were safe.
Flight details
The aircraft operating flight 6E‑6115 was scheduled to fly from Delhi to Chennai and was an Airbus A321‑251N. The flight was scheduled to land in Chennai at 4 p.m. The aircraft was registered VT‑NOE.
Incident
A power bank in the overhead luggage compartment caught fire, producing smoke. The incident was reported on the flight on 11 October, with one source giving the year as 2026 and another as 2025.
Crew response
Cabin crew used onboard fire extinguishers to contain the fire before the aircraft landed safely at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad.
Aftermath
All passengers and crew members were reported safe after landing. An alternate aircraft was arranged to continue the journey to Chennai, and authorities inspected the aircraft following the incident.
What's still unclear
Sources differ on the year of the incident, reporting 11 October 2025 and 11 October 2026.
Analysed 6 reports from 6 publishers
Used in this story
- economictimes.indiatimes.com
- hindustantimes.com
- airporthaber2.com
- morungexpress.com
- pragativadi.com
- orissapost.com
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