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IndiGo’s Bengaluru-Varanasi flight makes emergency landing in Hyderabad

An IndiGo flight that took off from Bengaluru for Varanasi on Tuesday made an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad due to a technical problem in the plane.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has confirmed that IndiGo Flight 6E897 from Bengaluru to Varanasi had to make an emergency landing at 6:15 am after diverting to Hyderabad. Officials have cited a “technical problem” for the diversion.

There were 137 passengers on board and all are safe, DGCA said.

An inquiry has been ordered into the incident, a senior official confirmed.

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