An IndiGo airline destined for Ahmedabad strayed into Pakistani airspace near Lahore due to bad weather, according to Indian media reports.

The flight headed back into Indian airspace without any mishap after remaining in Pakistani airspace for 30 minutes.

A senior official of the Civil Aviation Authority said the incident was not unusual as such maneuvers are “internationally allowed” during bad weather conditions.

The incident happened around 7.30pm on Saturday when the IndiGo aircraft entered Pakistan airspace north of Lahore. It stayed in the airspace till 8:01pm before returning to Indian airspace from near Gujranwala.

IndiGo flight 6E-645, operating from Amritsar to Ahmedabad had to take a deviation over Attari into Pakistan airspace due to bad weather.

The deviation was coordinated with Pakistan by Amritsar Air Traffic Control via telephone. The crew was in continuous contact with Pakistan and the flight landed in Ahmedabad safely post the deviation, IndiaGo said in a statement.

As Cyclone Biparjoy intensified, there were strong winds and thundershowers in Upper Punjab, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department.

Two Lahore-bound flights of the PIA were diverted to Multan due to bad weather on Saturday.

“PK76O Jeddah to Lahore diverted to Multan due to bad weather. PIA186 Sharjah to Lahore also diverted to Multan,” said a spokesperson of the Civil Aviation Authority.

There were strong winds and thundershowers in Upper Punjab, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department.