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Last updated: June 11, 2023 at 7:36 PM IST
The plane returned to Indian airspace around 8:01 p.m. (representative image / IANS)
The airline added that the deviation was “well-coordinated” with Pakistan by Amritsar ATC over the phone and the crew was in constant contact with the authorities.
An IndiGo flight from Amritsar to Ahmedabad on Sunday entered Pakistani airspace due to bad weather, and climbed into Gujranwala before returning to Indian airspace safely.
“Indigo Flight 6E-645 was forced to divert over Atari into Pakistani airspace due to inclement weather on Saturday,” the airline said in a statement.
The airline added that the deviation was “well coordinated” with Pakistan by the Amritsar ATC over the phone and the crew was in constant contact with the authorities.
The IndiGo aircraft entered a ground speed of 454 knots north of Lahore around 7:30 pm, he said. dawn.
The plane returned to Indian airspace around 8:01 p.m.
Quoting a senior official of the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, Dawn said, it is not unusual for airlines to enter each other’s airspace due to bad weather.
Last month, a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane entered Indian airspace and stayed there for nearly 10 minutes due to heavy rains in Pakistan.
Flight PK248 was returning from Muscat on May 4 and was attempting to land at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore. However, heavy rain made it difficult for the pilot to land the Boeing 777.
With agency input
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