IndiGo Kochi-Abu Dhabi Flight Faces Technical Snag Mid-Air; Passengers Deplaned

Last Updated:September 06, 2025, 11:34 IST

IndiGo flight from Kochi to Abu Dhabi returned after two hours due to a technical snag. Over 180 passengers later flew to Abu Dhabi on another aircraft with a new crew.

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An IndiGo flight bound to Abu Dhabi had to return to Kochi early on Saturday after facing technical snag mid-air. The flight was airborne for over two hours, as per the sources.

There were more than 180 passengers and six crew members onboard the aircraft, sources told PTI.

IndiGo has not yet commented on the incident.

Flight 6E-1403 (COK-AUH) departed from Kochi at 11:10 pm on Friday but had to return at around 1:44 am on Saturday due to the technical snag, according to sources.

Passengers were later flown to Abu Dhabi on another aircraft, which took off at approximately 3.30 am with a new set of crew members, as the original crew had to be replaced due to flight duty time limitations.

Flight tracking website Flightradar24.com indicated that the flight 6E1403, which returned mid-way, was operated using an A320 neo aircraft.

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