In Amritsar, 3 flights were diverted due to the sighting of a suspicious drone: passengers stranded at the airport created a ruckus; 7 flights were also affected in September.

A suspicious drone was spotted near the Sri Guru Ramdas Ji International Airport in Amritsar late Sunday night. Runway operations were suspended for security reasons, resulting in the diversion of three flights coming to Amritsar. Air India flight AI-855 from Delhi was sent back to Delhi, while IndiGo flight 6E-5028 from Mumbai was diverted to Chandigarh, and Malaysia Airlines flight MH-118 from Kuala Lumpur was diverted to Delhi.