Flight Carrying Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Makes Unexpected Diversion News24 –

By Correspondent On Aug 25, 2025

Due to bad weather in Guwahati on Saturday, IndiGo flight from Dibrugarh to Guwahati, in which Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was traveling, was diverted to Agartala. The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) gave information in this regard.

Assam | Dibrugarh-Guwahati IndiGo flight carrying Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma diverted to Agartala due to bad weather: Assam CMO

— ANI (@ANI) August 24, 2025

The rerouting of the IndiGo flight comes days after a Guwahati-to-Dibrugarh flight made an abrupt go-around just before landing at Assam’s Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) airport. State Cabinet Minister Bimal Bora was also on board that flight.

The Regional Meteorological Centre in Guwahati had issued a yellow alert for the Assam capital on August 24, Sunday, warning of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning.

Further details awaited.