Dibrugarh Flight carrying ministers from Assam cancels takeoff

An Indigo flight (6E2652) carrying Assam ministers from Guwahati to Dibrugarh on Tuesday was forced to return from the runway at the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport just before takeoff. Officials said one of the flight’s engines suffered a technical glitch.

The ministers on board included state ministers Ranjit Das and Bimal Borah, MLA Naba Doley, Vice Chairman of the State Housing Board Subhas Dutta, and Congress politician Ramen Barthakur.