IndiGo flight delayed by over 4 hours in Jabalpur after flat tyre, resumes journey post repair

A Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight was delayed by more than four hours at Jabalpur’s Dumna airport on Monday after one of its tyres deflated while the aircraft was parked in the apron area, officials said. The aircraft had arrived from Mumbai around noon, and the tyre reportedly went flat after passengers had safely disembarked.

"One of the tyres deflated while the aircraft was stationed in the apron after arrival," Dumna Airport Director Rajeev Ratan Pandey told news agency PTI over the phone. The return flight to Mumbai,



originally scheduled to depart at 12:40 pm, could not take off due to a technical snag. A replacement tyre was flown in from Delhi, causing a delay of several hours.

In the meantime, most passengers were rebooked and flown to their destinations via alternate IndiGo flights through Bengaluru and Delhi. The remaining passengers waited at the airport until repairs were completed. The aircraft finally departed for Mumbai at 5:30 pm after the deflated rear tyre was replaced. IndiGo has yet to issue an official statement regarding the incident.