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The Indian Air Force said it advised and directed the Indigo Delhi-Srinagar flight, which faced severe disturbance and hailstorm, descending rapidly after being denied entering Pakistani airspace to avoid a storm.
New Delhi:
Indigo Aircraft that faced a violent hailstorm and severe disturbance from Delhi to Srinagar A terrible 8,500-foot-minute lineageWhen the normal normal is not more than 3,000 – it was advised by the Air Force that Pakistan was out of the airspace border.
The pilots of 6E-2142 came after creating emergency contacts with the northern command of IAF, asked to allow flight path deviation to avoid storm and disturbance.
The aircraft must have been briefly taken to Pak AiSpace, which has been closed for all air traffic from May 11 and amidst military tension on Pahalgam terrorist attacks and operation vermilion.
In a statement issued on Friday evening, the Air Force sources said that the notam issued by the Citizen Aviation Authority of Pakistan, or the notice to the airman “was in circulation till midnight on May 23” and specified that Pakistani aircraft “was not available for Indian-regional aircraft and aircraft/owners/operators, with military flights not available for/owners.
The IAF stated that its northern region’s control assisted immediately in coordinating the “air traffic controller in Delhi region) (air traffic controllers) and controlled the contact frequencies for Lahore (Air Traffic) for overflight Weather diversion request”.
Subsequently, the pilots directly approached Lahore Air Traffic Control, demanding withdrawal to enter the Pakistani airspace for a short period to avoid the storm. But this request was rejected.
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Then, limited options and rapid thunderstorms faced, pilots initially consider the return of Delhi. However, by then the aircraft was very close to the storm and weighing the proximity and potential threats, they decided to push through Srinagar.
“Once Lahore refused overflight clearance, and aircraft moved towards Srinagar, the flight was later professionally assisted until safe landing in Srinagar …” said the IAF.
Once under thunderstorms, the aircraft experienced the effects of severe hail and violent disturbance. Many important systems began to reduce malfunctions.
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Relying on their skills, the pilots kept the jet stable until it came out of the clouds and continued to exit the storm in the shortest time, at the same title, towards Srinagar.
On stabilization, the crew completed a checklist and declared an emergency, after which Srinagar Air Traffic Control directed the flight to a safe landing.
After landing, a standard post-flight walk-around inspection caused significant damage to the nose of the aircraft. There was no injury between passengers or crew.
DGCA has confirmed that the incident is under formal investigation. Indigo and regulatory technical teams are currently assessing both flight data and cockpit voice recording.
