Patna-bound IndiGo flight makes emergency landing at Lucknow due to bad weather

NEW DELHI: An IndiGo formation from Kolkata to Patna made an exigency landing astatine Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport connected Friday aft adverse upwind conditions prevented it from landing successful Patna, airdrome officials said.According to airdrome sources, upwind conditions successful Patna deteriorated abruptly connected Friday afternoon, disrupting formation operations successful the city.IndiGo formation 6E 6917, which was scheduled to onshore successful Patna astatine 3.50 pm, was incapable to person clearance from aerial postulation power owed to atrocious upwind and continued circling successful the aerial earlier being diverted to Lucknow.The craft landed safely astatine Lucknow airdrome astatine astir 5.15 pm. Officials said determination were 180 passengers and six unit members connected board.The formation aboriginal departed for Patna aft upwind conditions improved.(With inputs from PTI)