IndiGo plane narrowly escapes crash at Chennai airport due to cyclone Fengal

Chennai. Cyclone Fengal is still stable over the Bay and is expected to gradually weaken, but the storm caused heavy rain in Villuppuram and Puducherry in Tamil Nadu. The effect of Cyclone Fengal was also seen in Chennai city, when an Indigo plane narrowly escaped a crash landing. A viral video of this incident has surfaced. In the video, it can be seen how the plane hits the ground during landing and tries to recover. At that time, heavy rain and strong winds were occurring in the city due to the cyclone. At the last moment, the plane stops landing and then flies away. An IndiGo flight faced trouble landing in Chennai due to cyclone Fangal. IndiGo has confirmed the incident and said that the Mumbai-Chennai flight faced adverse weather conditions including rain and strong winds, so it had to go for a go-around. Go-arounds are usually done when a safe landing is not possible.

IndiGo has said on the incident, “Due to adverse weather conditions including rain and strong winds, the cockpit crew of flight 6E 683 operating between Mumbai and Chennai performed a go-around on November 30, 2024 as per established safety protocols.” The airline clarified that pilots are trained for such exercises.

The statement said, “This is a safe exercise and our pilots are given extensive training to handle such situations in an extremely professional manner. When a safe landing is not possible, a go-around is done.”