6E6961 - Incident: Indigo A20N near Varanasi on Oct 22nd 2025
Created Wednesday, Oct 22nd 2025 19:02Z, last updated Wednesday, Oct 22nd 2025 19:02Z
An Indigo Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-ITR performing flight 6E-6961 from Kolkata to Srinagar (India) with 166 people on board, was enroute at FL360 about 20nm northeast of Varanasi (India) when the crew decided to divert to Varanasi reporting a fuel leak. The aircraft landed safely on Varanasi's runway 27 about 20 minutes later.
Local police reported all occupants were safely evacuated.
The airline reported the aircraft made a precautionary landing due to a technical issue. A replacement aircraft has been dispatched.
A replacement A320-200 registration VT-IAS reached Srinagar with a delay of about 5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Varanasi about 8.5 hours after landing.
Source: The Aviation Herald