IndiGo Delhi-Srinagar Flight Denied Hailstorm Evasion by IAF, Lahore ATC: Pilots Report to DGCA.

IndiGo Delhi-Srinagar Flight Denied Hailstorm Evasion by IAF, Lahore ATC: Pilots Report to DGCA. Posted on : 23/05/2025 Indigo Airline The Airbus A321neo plane carrying the flight with more than 220 individuals onboard had encountered a severe hailstorm while flying from Delhi to Srinagar on Wednesday, which resulted in a rough couple of minutes for its occupants. Two days since an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Srinagar encountered rough turbulence and hailstorm while it landed in the J&K capital safely, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Friday stated that pilots had requested the Indian Air Force Northern Area Control permission to divert towards the India-Pakistan international border and even hailed the Lahore Air Traffic Control to temporarily venture into Pakistani air space — which remains off-limits to Indian flights — to take a detour around the storm. Both these requests were rejected, and the flight crew chose to fly through adverse wea...