- By Priyanka Koul
- Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:12 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
A Hyderabad-bound IndiGo flight was forced to return to Tirupati shortly after takeoff on Sunday evening after the crew detected a technical glitch mid-air. The flight, 6E 6591, took off around 7:55 pm but began circling in the air for nearly 40 minutes before the crew decided to return to Tirupati airport as a precautionary measure. The number of passengers on board was not disclosed.
This is the third such incident involving IndiGo in recent days, raising concerns over recurring technical issues.
On July 17, another IndiGo flight, operating as 6E 5118 from Delhi to Imphal, also had to return to the capital about an hour after takeoff due to a similar problem.
“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 land safely at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi," the airline said in a statement.
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The airline confirmed that the aircraft underwent standard checks before resuming its journey. IndiGo also expressed regret over the inconvenience caused to passengers.
Earlier, on July 16, a Delhi-to-Goa IndiGo flight was diverted to Mumbai following a mid-air engine failure. The A320 neo aircraft, operating flight 6E 6271, made an emergency landing at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport at 9:52 pm.
“A technical snag was detected on flight 6E 6271 while flying from Delhi to Manohar International Airport, Goa,” IndiGo had said in a statement.