Delhi-Srinagar flight diverted to Chandigarh

Chandigarh: An Indigo flight from Delhi to Srinagar was diverted to Chandigarh on Tuesday evening after being denied landing at Srinagar airport due to adverse weather conditions.
The flight continued its journey to Srinagar after a wait of over 2 hours in Chandigarh.
According to Indigo officials, flight 6E 2248, an Airbus A320 carrying around 120 passengers, departed from Delhi at 2:50 pm and was scheduled to land in Srinagar at 4:11 pm. However, due to inclement weather over Srinagar, the flight was unable to land and was placed in a holding pattern for nearly 25 minutes before air traffic control redirected it to Chandigarh, the nearest suitable airport.
The aircraft landed at Chandigarh International Airport at approximately 7:35 pm and remained grounded for 2:45 hours for refuelling and weather clearance. Following this, the flight departed for Srinagar at 10:20 pm.
Indigo officials confirmed that all passengers were safe and that they were kept informed throughout the delay. "The diversion was necessitated purely due to weather-related safety concerns," the airline said in a statement.
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