IndiGo has clarified that such maneuvers are customary.
A video of an IndiGo airplane struggling to land in Chennai forward of Cyclone Fengal’s landfall has gone viral. The airplane is seen making an attempt to land amid heavy turbulence because the cyclone led to heavy rain and powerful winds within the metropolis yesterday.
At the final second, it aborts landing and flies away however not earlier than tilting alarmingly to the left, whereas nonetheless only a few toes above the floor of the runway. IndiGo has confirmed the incident and stated that the Mumbai-Chennai flight confronted an adversarial climate, together with rain and gusty winds, so it went for a go-around – which is often executed when a secure touchdown can’t be achieved.
“Due to adversarial climate situations, together with rain and powerful, gusty winds (which later led to the closure of Chennai airport), the cockpit crew of flight 6E 683, working between Mumbai and Chennai, executed a go-around on November 30, 2024, in accordance with established security protocols,” stated IndiGo.
The airplane aborts landing and flies away however not earlier than tilting alarmingly to the left
The airline clarified that such maneuvers are customary and the pilots are correctly educated to deal with such conditions.
“This is a normal and secure maneuver, and our pilots are extensively educated to deal with such conditions with the utmost professionalism. A go-around is carried out when a secure touchdown can’t be achieved, as was the case with this flight,” the assertion added.
The airplane landed in Chennai round 12:40 pm, shortly earlier than the airport shut operations until the following day within the wake of the cyclone.
Cyclone Fengal made landfall final night time, triggering heavy rain throughout the coastal districts in northern Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. At least three folks had been killed in rain-related incidents in Chennai, components of which had been left waterlogged.