IndiGo Airlines 89-Year Old Passenger Dies, Flight Makes Emergency Landing

MUMBAI- An IndiGo Airlines (6E) flight 6E5028 from Mumbai (BOM) to Varanasi (VNS) made an emergency landing at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (IXU) after an elderly passenger died mid-flight.

The aircraft diverted to Chikalthana Airport on Sunday evening (April 6, 2025) when 89-year-old Sushila Devi from Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, experienced a medical emergency that ultimately proved fatal.

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