Lightning Strike Averts Disaster at Kolkata Airport

A major accident was averted at Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Friday (19 June 2026) during bad weather. Lightning struck an IndiGo flight amid heavy rain and thunderstorm. The flight was going from Kolkata to Agartala and was parked at stand number 56L of the airport. The incident happened with IndiGo flight 6E6068. The weather was very bad in the airport area at that time and there was a possibility of lightning along with continuous heavy rain. The airport's Operations Control Center had already issued a weather alert. The airline evacuated all the passengers safely as a precaution after the lightning incident. The relief was that no passenger was harmed. The passengers were later sent to Agartala in another plane. However, two ground staff at the airport suffered minor injuries in the incident. Both the employees were immediately taken to the hospital for treatment. According to the doctors of the airline, the technical condition of the aircraft is normal and no damage has been reported to the aircraft at the moment.