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IndiGo Flight 6E-7516 Go-Around After Runway Touch, Lands Safely at Jaipur
✍️ Amar Ujala · Jaipur
🗓 10 Sep 2026, 04:02 PM
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IndiGo flight 6E-7516 from Udaipur to Jaipur touched the runway during its approach at Jaipur Airport, executed a go‑around and after circling for about 20 minutes, landed safely at 1:02 pm.
IndiGo flight 6E-7516, operating on the Udaipur‑Jaipur sector, began its landing sequence at Jaipur International Airport on Tuesday afternoon. During the final approach the aircraft made brief contact with the runway surface, prompting the pilots to abort the landing and initiate a go‑around maneuver.
The crew climbed back to a safe altitude and kept the aircraft in the vicinity of the airport for roughly twenty minutes, circling while air traffic control coordinated a new approach slot. Throughout the interval, the flight remained under the airline’s standard safety protocols and communicated continuously with ground controllers.
At 1:02 pm local time the plane completed a second approach and touched down without further incident. Passengers were informed of the brief delay, and no injuries or technical faults were reported. The incident is being logged as a runway excursion with a successful recovery, and authorities will review the event as part of routine safety monitoring.
The crew climbed back to a safe altitude and kept the aircraft in the vicinity of the airport for roughly twenty minutes, circling while air traffic control coordinated a new approach slot. Throughout the interval, the flight remained under the airline’s standard safety protocols and communicated continuously with ground controllers.
At 1:02 pm local time the plane completed a second approach and touched down without further incident. Passengers were informed of the brief delay, and no injuries or technical faults were reported. The incident is being logged as a runway excursion with a successful recovery, and authorities will review the event as part of routine safety monitoring.