An IndiGo flight operating the Guwahati–Bengaluru route reports a tail strike during landing at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. The incident occurs during the aircraft’s second landing approach, and it takes place amid gusty weather conditions.
All passengers and crew are reported safe following the landing. NDTV adds that the DGCA launches a probe into the incident, as details are gathered about the circumstances surrounding the tail strike.
Both NDTV and Mint place the event in the context of a recent pattern of similar occurrences involving the airline. NDTV notes that the incident comes about a month after another IndiGo A321 experienced a tail strike during an approach to Gorakhpur. India Today reports the tail strike occurring during the second landing approach, without adding further investigative details.
