IndiGo Doha-Bengaluru flight diverted to Muscat after pilot falls ill

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An IndiGo flight from Doha to Bengaluru was diverted to Muscat early on Thursday (September 3, 2026), after one of the pilots became unwell and required medical attention.

The flight, 6E 1302, took off from Doha at 2:19 a.m. and landed in Muscat at 5:30 a.m. local time.

“IndiGo flight 6E 1302, operating from Doha to Bengaluru on September 3, 2026, was diverted to Muscat due to an urgent requirement for medical attention for one of the operating crew members,” the airline said.

The crew member was attended to by a medical team upon landing and is feeling better now, IndiGo statement added.

An alternate aircraft and a new crew have been arranged to operate the onwards journey to Bengaluru.

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