INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: An IndiGo airlines flight from Amritsar to Ahmedabad strayed into Pakistan airspace near Lahore due to bad weather before heading
back into Indian airspace after 30 minutes without any mishap, according to media reports on Sunday.The incident happened around 7.30pm on
Saturday when the IndiGo aircraft entered Pakistan airspace north of Lahore
It stayed in the airspace till 8.01pm before returning to Indian airspace from near Gujranwala.A senior official of the Civil Aviation
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight entered Indian airspace and stayed there for nearly 10 minutes due to heavy rainfall in
Pakistan.The flight, PK248, was returning from Muscat on May 4 and was attempting to land at the Allama Iqbal International Airport in
However, heavy rainfall made it difficult for the pilot to land the Boeing 777 aircraft
The flight was diverted to Multan when enroute it entered Indian airspace.According to media reports, the PIA pilot had informed the Indian
aviation authorities about his predicament and the Indian Air Traffic Control granted permission to the PIA plane to use Indian airspace to
reach Multan.(With inputs from agencies)
