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Portable charger fire diverts IndiGo flight in India
A portable charger caught fire in an overhead luggage compartment on IndiGo flight 6E6115 on Sunday, October 11.
The flight was carrying 180 passengers from New Delhi to Chennai in India.
Smoke was detected, and the cabin crew acted to control the fire.
The pilots diverted the plane to Hyderabad as a safety measure, and it landed safely.
No passengers or crew members were reported injured.
IndiGo arranged another aircraft to take passengers to Chennai and provided assistance while they waited.
The incident follows two other reports of portable chargers catching fire on IndiGo flights this year.
A portable charger caught fire in the overhead luggage compartment on an IndiGo flight from New Delhi to Chennai on October 11.
The aircraft was diverted to Hyderabad and landed safely at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.
The crew brought the situation under control, and no passengers or crew members were injured.
IndiGo arranged another aircraft to take passengers to Chennai.
- Who
- IndiGo flight 6E 6115, carrying passengers and crew.
- What
- A portable charger caught fire in the overhead luggage compartment, and the aircraft was diverted. No one was injured.
- When
- October 11, 2026.
- Where
- The flight was travelling from New Delhi to Chennai and diverted to Hyderabad, India.
- Why
- Smoke from a passenger’s personal electronic device was detected.
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Flight 6E 6115, operating from Delhi to Chennai on October 11, was diverted to Hyderabad after smoke was detected coming from a customer’s personal electronic device.
At IndiGo, the safety of our customers and crew continues to be our top priority.
The flight took off from New Delhi, after being scheduled to depart at 13:10.
Smoke from a passenger’s personal electronic device was detected, and the crew controlled the situation.
The aircraft diverted to Hyderabad and landed safely at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.
IndiGo arranged another aircraft to take passengers to Chennai.
- Flight
- IndiGo 6E 6115
- Aircraft
- Airbus A321-251N
- Route
- New Delhi to Chennai, diverted to Hyderabad
- Incident date
- October 11, 2026
- Landing
- Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
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