A major accident was avoided at Chennai Airport! The plane had a hiccup before landing, this is how it was handled, video
Currently due to Fungal storm the weather in Chennai is very bad with strong winds and heavy rains. Because of this, on November 30, IndiGo took a big decision and saved thousands of lives. An IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Chennai was about to land in Chennai when the flight was delayed due to strong winds, after which the flight was diverted. Go-around can be understood in simple language as when the aircraft takes off again after touching down the runway and then again due to a failed landing. A go-around, also known as a missed approach or aborted landing, is a flight procedure where an aircraft aborts a landing and returns to the landing line. Indigo flight detoured: Due to inclement weather, the cockpit crew of Indigo flight 6E 683 decided to detour from Mumbai to Chennai on November 30, 2024. The crew was forced to take a decision due to strong winds and heavy rain. A related video is going viral on social media. As Cyclone Fengal will make landfall near Puducherry, challenging situation will develop at Chennai International Airport and likely to cross Tamil Nadu coast in next 3 to 4 hours. The cyclonic storm caused heavy rains in coastal districts, damaging houses and pic.twitter.com/1AUohfWfB9 — Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) November 30, 2024 What did the IndiGo spokesperson say? After this, an IndiGo spokesperson said that due to rain and strong winds, the cockpit crew of flight 6E 683 flying between Mumbai and Chennai on November 30, 2024 had to take off. The spokesperson said the team carried out this with full safety protocols. This is a safe maneuver. Due to adverse weather conditions including rain and strong winds (Chennai airport was subsequently closed), the flight crew of flight 6E 683 operating between Mumbai and Chennai made the trip on 30 November 2024. In line with established safeguards pic.twitter.com/bmEEIViiLf — ANI (@ANI) December 1, 2024 Our pilots are also told that they are facing similar situations. is ready A trip is also made when a safe landing cannot be achieved, as was done in the case of this aircraft. We are committed to the safety of our passengers, aircraft and crew. The Chennai airport was subsequently reopened and the flight was canceled and the Indigo flight was resumed on Sunday morning after the weather improved. Cyclone Fungal hit Puducherry and Tamil Nadu coast with a speed of 90 kmph. Due to this, Puducherry, Karnataka, South Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are also experiencing heavy rains. According to estimates, rain is expected in various parts till December 3.