{
  "id": 5269457,
  "title": "IndiGo Doha-Bengaluru flight diverted to Muscat after pilot falls ill",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/indigo-doha-bengaluru-flight-diverted-to-muscat-after-pilot-falls-ill",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T06:50:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/indigo-doha-bengaluru-flight-diverted-to-muscat-after-pilot-falls-ill/article71422657.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An IndiGo flight from Doha to Bengaluru was unexpectedly diverted to Muscat on Thursday morning, September 3, 2026, following a pilot's sudden illness. The aircraft, flight number 6E 1302, departed Doha at 2:19 a.m. and touched down in Muscat at 5:30 a.m. local time. The airline disclosed that the diversion was due to an urgent need for medical care for one of the flight's crew members. Upon landing, the affected pilot was taken care of by a medical team and reported feeling much better. IndiGo promptly arranged for an alternative aircraft and crew to resume the onward journey to Bengaluru.",
  "summary": "The flight, 6E 1302, took off from Doha at 2:19 a.m. and landed in Muscat at 5:30 a.m. local time; the crew member was attended to by a medical team upon landing",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Doha to Bengaluru IndiGo flight diverted to Oman after crew falls unwell",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/doha-to-bengaluru-indigo-flight-diverted-to-oman-after-crew-falls",
        "published": "2026-09-03T06:13:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}