An IndiGo flight hit a pole while being parked at Srinagar Airport on Friday. There were no injuries to the passengers or crew members, although the aircraft suffered damage. The development has not affected the airport’s operations in any manner.
Flight 6E 225 (VT-NOG) was being positioned at Bay No. 6 at 9:02 am when it came into contact with the Visual Docking Guidance System (VDGS) pole during the parking process, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said in a statement.
The vertical VDGS poles are can be spotted near an aircraft’s parking position at an airport gate. They are part of the system that guides a pilot while taxiing into the exact parking position. It is essentially the mounting structure for the electronic display and associated sensors.
The flight had taken off from Navi Mumbai (NMI) Terminal T1 at 6:49 am and touched down ahead of the scheduled time, flight tracking reports showed.
"All passengers and crew members are safe, and no injuries have been reported," it said, adding that the passengers and crew safely disembarked using manual aircraft stairs.
The AAI said the details and circumstances leading to the incident will be examined by the appropriate authorities according to the prescribed procedures.
"The exact cause will be ascertained following the completion of the inquiry, and no conclusion regarding the cause is being drawn at this stage," the statement read.
Airport operations remained normal, with flight arrivals and departures continuing as per schedule, it added.
