Indigo flight comes into contact with VDGS pole while parking at Srinagar airport

An IndiGo aircraft struck a Visual Docking Guidance System pole while parking at Srinagar Airport on Friday. All passengers and crew were safe, with no injuries reported. Authorities will investigate the incident, while airport operations continued normally with scheduled flights

Srinagar:  An IndiGo aircraft came into contact with a pole that holds the Visual Docking Guidance System (VDGS) display unit and its associated laser or camera sensors, during the parking process at the Srinagar airport on Friday morning, officials said. At around 9:02 a.m, an Indigo flight 6E 225 (VT-NOG) operating from Navi Mumbai to Srinagar came into contact with the VDGS pole while being positioned at Bay No. 06 at Srinagar Airport, a statement said.

According to Srinagar Airport Authorities, all passengers and crew members are safe, and no injuries have been reported. Passengers and crew were safely deboarded using manual aircraft stairs.

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Officials said that the details and circumstances leading to the incident will be examined by the appropriate authorities as per the prescribed procedures. The exact cause will be ascertained following the completion of the enquiry, and no conclusion regarding the cause is being drawn at this stage.

Meanwhile, airport operations remain normal, with flight arrivals and departures continuing as per schedule. This comes a day after an IndiGo flight from Doha to Bengaluru was safely diverted to Muscat after the pilot-in-command reported feeling unwell and required immediate medical attention.

The pilot of Flight 6E 1302 was attended to by a medical team after landing in Muscat, later taken to a hospital and is currently found to be in good health.

IndiGo arranged an alternate aircraft from Bengaluru to Muscat and a fresh set of crew members for passengers to continue onwards to their destination. IndiGo flight 6E 1302 was diverted “due to an urgent requirement of medical attention for one of the operating crew members,” the statement said.

“The said crew member was attended to by the medical team upon landing and is feeling better now. An alternate aircraft along with a new set of crew has been arranged to continue the journey to Bengaluru,” it added. The airline further said it was providing refreshments and regular updates to passengers waiting in Muscat.