New Delhi, June 22 -- A Lucknow-bound Indigo flight from Chandigarh was cancelled after the pilot detected a technical issue during pre-flight checks, sources informed on Sunday.

The Indigo flight 6E 146 was scheduled to depart from Chandigarh.

As a precautionary measure, all passengers onboard were safely deplaned.

"The issue was identified prior to departure, and the aircraft did not proceed with takeoff. The affected passengers were either accommodated on alternate flights or offered a full refund," sources said.

Earlier, an IndiGo flight (6E 6764) from Guwahati to Chennai was forced to divert to Bengaluru after the pilot issued a 'fuel mayday' call due to insufficient fuel in the plane, sources said on Saturday.

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