6E437 - Incident: Indigo A21N at Gorakhpur on Jan 11th 2026

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.