Indigo A21N at Singapore on Oct 18th 2023, luggage was not unloaded from previous flight

Last Update: October 19, 2023 / 20:07:19 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 18, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-1006

Destination
Bangalore, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-IMC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

An Indigo Airbus A321-200N, registration VT-IMC performing flight 6E-1006 from Singapore (Singapore) to Bangalore (India), was climbing out of Singapore when the crew stopped the climb at FL270 after it was detected that the luggage of the previous flight 6E-1005 from Bangalore to Singapore had not been unloaded. The aircraft returned to Singapore for a safe landing on runway 20R about one hour after departure.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Singapore for about 2.5 hours, then departed again and reached Bangalore with a delay of about 4 hours.

The airline confirmed a baggage error on part of their service partners at Singapore Airport.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 18, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-1006

Destination
Bangalore, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-IMC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

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