A catering van collided with a parked aircraft belonging to low-cost carrier IndiGo at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport on Tuesday.
The incident took place at Bay No. 51 of the airport. The mishap resulted in minor damage to the aircraft.
According to sources, the incident happened when the car lurched forward upon being started. The abrupt movement caused the car to collide with the aircraft’s engine.
No injuries were reported, at least in the immediate aftermath of the mishap.
Issuing a statement on the incident, IndiGo said, “A third-party unmanned vehicle on the apron moved and came in contact with a parked IndiGo aircraft at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata. The relevant authorities have been informed.”
The airline said that the affected plane has been grounded for “inspections and necessary maintenance before being cleared for operations.”
West Bengal | A third-party unmanned vehicle on the apron moved and came in contact with a parked IndiGo aircraft at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata. The relevant authorities have been informed. The aircraft is grounded undergoing thorough inspections— ANI (@ANI) April 7, 2026
IndiGo said it would be working closely with authorities to investigate the incident.
The carrier also said that the aircraft was scheduled to operate a domestic flight from Kolkata.
“The aircraft was scheduled to operate flight 6E 6663 from Kolkata to Guwahati. An alternate aircraft has been arranged to operate the flight,” IndiGo said in its statement, cited by news agency ANI.
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(With inputs from Arindam Bhattacharyya and agencies)
Published By:
Prateek Chakraborty
Published On:
Apr 7, 2026 22:38 IST
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