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  "id": 12682645,
  "title": "IndiGo Flight Hit By Lightning Mid-Air, Lands Safely In Lucknow",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/indigo-flight-hit-by-lightning-mid-air-lands-safely-in-lucknow",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T17:43:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/indigo-flight-hit-by-lightning-mid-air-lands-safely-in-lucknow"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An IndiGo flight operating from Patna to Lucknow suffered a lightning strike mid-air, damaging the aircraft's nose. The flight, 6E925, was carrying 104 passengers and six crew members when it was struck by lightning during the journey. Despite the incident, the pilots managed to land the aircraft safely at Lucknow airport. Omani Co-Pilot Hammam al-Hammami's Masterplan: 9/11 Style Plot To Crash…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "IndiGo flight hit by lightning, damage found only after landing in Lucknow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/indigo-flight-hit-by-lightning-damage-found-only-after-landing-in",
        "published": "2026-10-07T17:14:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "IndiGo flight from Patna hit by lightning at 17,000 feet, lands safely in Lucknow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/indigo-flight-from-patna-hit-by-lightning-at-17-000-feet-lands-safely",
        "published": "2026-10-07T18:16:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "IndiGo Flight To Lucknow Hit By Lightning At 17,000 Feet, Nose Damaged",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/indigo-flight-to-lucknow-hit-by-lightning-at-17-000-feet-nose-damaged",
        "published": "2026-10-07T19:13:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}