Lucknow, 09

March (HS): An IndiGo flight encountered a mechanical glitch at Lucknow's

Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, leaving passengers, including

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak,

detained aboard the plane for an hour.

According

to airport officials, IndiGo aircraft 6E505 was set to depart Amausi Airport

for Kolkata this morning. However, a technical fault caused the aircraft to be

delayed by around an hour. All passengers were stranded, including the state's

two Deputy Chief Ministers. Both Chief Ministers were headed to Kolkata for a

party gathering. However, after being repaired, the plane left at 8:59 a.m.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi