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The pilot of the flight aborted the take-off after detecting a serious error. All the passengers, including Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari who was also on-board the flight, have been de-boarded.
Updated : Aug 13, 2019, 10:40 AM IST | Edited by : Shashwat Bhandari
Delhi-bound IndiGo flight 6E 636 from Nagpur, having Union Minister Nitin Gadkari among the passengers, returned to taxiway from runway after the aircraft detected serious.
The pilot aborted the take-off after detecting a 'serious error'. All the passengers, including Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari who was also on-board the flight, have been de-boarded.
According to the official, the pilot detected an error while the aircraft was taxiing, after which the pilot aborted take-off and the flight returned to the taxiway.
The pilot then made an announcement asking all passengers to de-board from the aircraft. Passengers are currently waiting at Nagpur airport for further announcements, the official mentioned.
A statement from IndiGo on the matter is awaited.
(More details awaited...)