The Bengaluru-Kolkata IndiGo flight was carrying 178 passengers. (Representational)
An IndiGo flight from Kolkata to Bengaluru returned to Kolkata this morning after a crack was noticed on its windshield soon after its take-off.
The flight was carrying 178 passengers.
IndiGo’s 6E345 Kolkata-Bengaluru flight landed safely at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata at 10.34 am, news agency ANI reported.
"On Sunday... at around 1015 hrs IndiGo 6E345Kolkata-Bengaluru returned due to a windshield crack. Itlanded safely at around 1034 hrs," an Airports Authority of India official said.
IndiGo, in a statement, said the aircraft had to return to Kolkata, due to unfavourable weather in the morning. "Due to severe weather conditions witnessed in Kolkata this morning, an IndiGo flight... suffered minor damage on the outer surface of the windshield. Following standard operating procedures, the pilot returned to Kolkata for further inspection," IndiGo said.
The windshield is currently being replaced, and the passengers are being accommodated in another flight, an IndiGo spokesperson said.
(With inputs from PTI and ANI)