Five planes suffer damages after thunderstorm at Indian airport.

Redacción - Aviación al Día

4 years ago

Three IndiGo aircraft and two of Go First, previously known as GoAir, sustained minor or non-structural damages after the Ahmedabad airport was hit by a thunderstorm.

IndiGo planes with registration numbers VT- IVO, VT-ITD and VT-IVQ and GO FIRST aircraft with registration numbers VT-WGV and VT-WJG were damaged.

Big :

– Bad weather at Ahmedabad airport damages 3 @IndiGo6E planes, equipment

– VT- IVQ, VT- IVO, VT- ITD move from their positions

– Two planes of @goairlinesindia VT-WJG, VT-WGV also damaged

– Wind speeds were much higher than projected. pic.twitter.com/Meb5L7RJ3H
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) June 17, 2021

“Ahmedabad airport was hit by an unexpected thunderstorm with extremely high winds last evening. This impacted all airlines’ aircraft parked at Ahmedabad airport”, IndiGo told news agency PTI.

“Three IndiGo aircraft sustained minor/non-structural damages which will require replacement of certain parts. The aircraft shall be in operations after necessary repairs,” it added.