On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, IndiGo Flight 6E 625 was struck by a lightning bolt at 17,000 feet, damaging the nose radome while carrying 104 passengers and six crew from Patna to Lucknow.
The aircraft executed an emergency landing eight minutes ahead of schedule at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, and all on board disembarked safely.
DGCA officials have launched a probe into the incident and will only allow the aircraft to fly again after a thorough maintenance review and clearance.
For one passenger, a mother of two from Patna, the incident was a sudden scare—she told a local journalist that the jolt left her heart pounding but she was relieved when the plane touched down without a hitch.
IndiGo also faced a tail‑strike incident last month on flight 6E 6542 at Kempegowda International Airport, which the airline attributed to gusty weather.