Nagpur: The take-off of a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on board was aborted at Nagpur airport following a “serious error” on Tuesday morning.
IndiGo flight 6E 636 from Nagpur to Delhi was moments from take-off when the pilot was alerted about an error, NDTV reported. The pilot aborted take-off and the plane returned from the runway to the taxiway.
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Passengers, including Road Transport Minister Gadkari, were de-boarded. All the passengers are safe and are waiting at Nagpur airport for an alternative flight, airport officials said.
Nagpur airport’s senior director, Vijay Mulekar said the flight to Delhi did not take off due to a “technical fault”.
