SRINAGAR: Three flights bound for Sri Guru Ramdas Ji International Airport in Amritsar were diverted on Sunday night following reports of drone activity near a village in the Rajasansi area around 9 pm, according to media reports.
The affected flights were Air India AI-855 from Delhi, IndiGo 6E-5028 from Mumbai and Malaysia Airlines MH-118 from Kuala Lumpur.
Air India’s flight was diverted back to Delhi, while the IndiGo flight was redirected to Chandigarh. The Malaysia Airlines flight was diverted to Delhi.
A manager at Chandigarh airport confirmed the diversion of IndiGo flight 6E-5028 to the Times of India. The aircraft landed in Chandigarh at around 10.30 pm and departed for Amritsar at 11.25 pm.
Authorities in Amritsar are investigating the reported drone activity and the circumstances that led to the flight diversions.
