A IndiGo aircraft with over 140 passengers on board was struck by lightning at Kolkata airport on Friday morning, according to an Airports Authority of India (AAI) official.
The incident occurred during a thunderstorm and rain, for which the Airport Operations Control Centre (AOCC) had issued weather alerts.
The aircraft, scheduled to operate flight 6E 6068 from Kolkata to Agartala, was parked at aerobridge 56L when it was struck by lightning.
Two IndiGo ground staff members were reportedly affected by the lightning strike and received medical treatment, but no passengers were injured.
The passengers were later flown to Agartala on another aircraft.
IndiGo declined to comment on the incident, but the airline had issued a travel advisory earlier in the day warning of adverse weather conditions over Kolkata affecting flight schedules.
