Now Reading: Suspected drone activity at Amritsar airport diverts three flights
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Suspected drone activity at Amritsar airport diverts three flights
Suspected drone activity near Amritsar’s Sri Guru Ramdas Ji International Airport on Sunday (11 October) night led to the diversion of three flights. Air India flight AI-855 from Delhi was sent back to Delhi, IndiGo flight 6E-5028 from Mumbai was diverted to Chandigarh, and Malaysia Airlines flight MH-118 from Kuala Lumpur was rerouted to Delhi. Airport operations were halted for about 45 minutes before resuming around 10:15 pm.
The sighting was reported around 9 pm near Rajasansi. TV9 Hindi reports that CISF personnel spotted 2-3 suspicious objects in the air and alerted the control room. Aaj Tak states no official confirmation of drone activity has been issued, and flights were diverted as a precaution. A similar drone sighting led to seven flight diversions at the same airport in September 2026.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both TV9 Hindi and Aaj Tak report the same drone incident at Amritsar airport on 11 October, but they differ on the official confirmation. TV9 says CISF personnel spotted 2-3 objects and operations were halted before resuming at 10:15 pm, implying an active security response. Aaj Tak explicitly says no official confirmation of drone activity has been issued, and flights were diverted only ‘as a precaution’. This gap lets a reader note that TV9 treats the event as a real sighting while Aaj Tak keeps a more cautious frame, though both agree on the three diverted flights. Neither outlet criticises the response, and both recall a similar incident in September 2026. The uniform fact is that three flights were diverted, not seven as in September.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): tv9hindi.com (neutral report), aajtak.in (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
