Guwahati: More than 150 passengers aboard IndiGo flight 6E-748 to Silchar from Guwahati were left shaken on Wednesday after the pilot aborted take-off at high speed following a reported technical issue. The incident took place at 12.30 pm.The captain later announced that the aircraft had undergone a “high-speed rejected take-off”, an emergency procedure in which take-off is aborted after an aircraft has accelerated to high speed on the runway.“We were shattered when the aircraft suddenly came to a halt. The captain announced that it was a high-speed rejected take-off due to a technical issue,” said Dr Sanjay Paul, who was travelling with a team of doctors from Guwahati to Silchar.Paul, a diabetologist from Hyderabad, said, “We were fortunate that the issue was detected before take-off. Had something similar happened mid-air, the situation could have been far more serious.”IndiGo subsequently cancelled the flight, citing “operational issues”. The passengers were deboarded and made to wait for nearly four hours before the airline arranged an alternative aircraft.The replacement flight departed Guwahati around 4.45 pm and reached Silchar at 5.30 pm.IndiGo officials at Guwahati airport did not respond to calls seeking comment.
