HT Correspondent
DIBRUGARH, Feb 22: An IndiGo flight carrying 144 passengers was diverted to Imphal on Sunday morning after a severe dust storm reduced visibility at Dibrugarh Airport to below safe landing limits, officials said.
Flight 6E-6457, operating from Ahmedabad to Dibrugarh via Guwahati, had departed Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport at 10.20 am and was scheduled to land at Dibrugarh at 11.15 am.
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However, its arrival coincided with a sudden dust storm that significantly hampered visibility and disrupted airport operations.
With conditions falling well below the minimum safety thresholds for landing, the flight crew decided to divert the aircraft to Bir Tikendrajit International Airport in Imphal, the nearest viable alternative.
Dibrugarh Airport Director Bangajit Saha said visibility levels at the time were dangerously low, leaving no option but to reroute the aircraft to ensure passenger safety.
Authorities monitored weather conditions in Upper Assam, and after the dust storm subsided and visibility improved, air traffic control cleared the flight to resume its journey.
The aircraft later departed Imphal and landed safely at Dibrugarh Airport at around 1.20 pm, approximately two hours behind schedule.
Officials said all passengers remained safe and were kept informed throughout the diversion.
