Manchester-bound IndiGo flight makes mid-air U-turn; lands back in Delhi
Mar 09, 2026
02:04 pm
What's the story
An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Manchester made an unexpected mid-air U-turn on Monday. The aircraft, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, had taken off from Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi and was headed for the United Kingdom. However, it turned back near the airspace close to the Ethiopia border before re-entering Indian airspace.
Unexplained diversion
No official explanation has been provided
The reason behind this sudden U-turn of Flight 6E33 is still unknown. According to FlightRadar, this was the first IndiGo Delhi-Manchester flight since February 26. IndiGo commenced direct flights between Delhi and Manchester in November, following the successful launch of its first-ever long-haul service connecting Mumbai and Manchester earlier that year.