Created Monday, Jan 12th 2026 19:43Z, last updated Monday, Jan 12th 2026 19:43Z
An Indigo Airbus A321-200N, registration VT-IMR performing flight
6E-437 from Gorakhpur to Bangalore (India) with 216 people on board, was climbing out of Gorakhpur's runway 11 when a bird impacted the aircraft's nose. The crew stopped the climb at FL160 and decided to divert to Varanasi (India) where the aircraft landed safely on runway 27 about 30 minutes after departure. The aircraft received dents and cracks to its radome.
The remainder of the flight was cancelled.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Varanasi about 30 hours after landing.
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