- A parked IndiGo aircraft at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport was struck by an unmanned catering vehicle on Tuesday night.
- The third-party vehicle collided with the engine of the stationary aircraft at about 9.30pm, while it was awaiting its scheduled departure.
- No passengers or crew were on board at the time of the incident, and no injuries have been reported, but the aircraft has been grounded for inspection and maintenance.
- Authorities are investigating how the vehicle moved without a driver, examining potential lapses in ground safety procedures.
- This incident follows other recent issues for IndiGo, including thousands of flight cancellations in December and previous aircraft collisions and emergency landings involving their planes or at Indian airports.
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