Imphal, Oct 6, 2025

Flight operations were temporarily suspended at the International airport in Imphal in Manipur on Monday afternoon after a drone was sighted, raising security concerns, officials said.

A senior official of the Airport Authority of India (AAI) said that an IndiGo flight from Agartala to Imphal reported the sighting of a drone on its final approach path from the city side, at an altitude between 3,600 and 4,000 feet.

“In view of the report, flight operations at Imphal International Airport were temporarily suspended as a precautionary safety measure. Normal operations resumed only after the incident was promptly reported to Manipur Police and necessary security clearance was obtained from Manipur Police,” the official said.

The AAI official said that the public is str

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