An Indigo Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-ITR performing flight 6E-6961 from Kolkata to Srinagar (India) with 166 people on board, was enroute at FL360 about 20nm northeast of Varanasi (India) when the crew decided to divert to Varanasi reporting a fuel leak. The aircraft landed safely on Varanasi's runway 27 about 20 minutes later.

Local police reported all occupants were safely evacuated.

The airline reported the aircraft made a precautionary landing due to a technical issue. A replacement aircraft has been dispatched.

A replacement A320-200 registration VT-IAS reached Srinagar with a delay of about 5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Varanasi about 8.5 hours after landing.


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