IndiGo Delhi-Imphal Flight Returns After One Hour In Air Due To Technical Snag; All Passengers Safe

New Delhi: An IndiGo aircraft enroute to Imphal returned to the national capital on Thursday morning due to a technical snag after being airborne for an hour.

"A minor technical snag was detected soon after take-off on flight 6E 5118 operating from Delhi to Imphal on 17 July 2025. As a precautionary step, the pilots decided to turn-back and landed safely at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi," the airline said in a statement.

In line with the mandatory procedures, the aircraft underwent necessary checks and resumed the journey shortly thereafter, IndiGo said and regretted the inconvenience caused to the passengers.

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According to information available with flight tracking website Flightradar24.com, the A321 aircraft operating the flight 6E 5118 was airborne for an hour before it returned to Delhi.

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