CNN
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An Indian passenger jet that encountered a hailstorm mid-flight and left passengers terrified, made a safe landing, despite significant damage to the plane.
The IndiGo plane was traveling from Indian capital New Delhi to Srinagar, the largest city in India-administered Kashmir on Wednesday – a flight that typically takes about an hour and a half – when it was met with “a sudden hailstorm en route,” according to a statement from IndiGo.
“The flight and cabin crew followed established protocol, and the aircraft landed safely in Srinagar,” it said.
The statement did not specify what damage the plane encountered but photographs of…
