More than 200 Indian passengers stranded in Turkey to the London Mumbai flight make emergency landing | Today news

The Indian passengers traveling from London to Mumbai had to undergo an emergency landing when their flight had a medical emergency. However, the plane, vs. 358, ended up at Diyarbakir Airport, which is not equipped to handle such situations. A Virgin Atlantic aircraft had to make an emergency landing in Turkey (Bloomberg), more than 200 Indian passengers almost stuck in a remote airport in Turkey almost a whole day after their flight in Mumbai made an emergency landing. A Virgin Atlantic flight from London to Mumbai had to make an emergency landing at Diyarbakir’s remote airport (DIY) in Turkey, News18 reports on Thursday. This stranded the passengers at the airport for 16 hours. Why do passengers sit on Turkey Airport for 16 hours? The Indian passengers traveling from London to Mumbai had to undergo an emergency landing when their flight had a medical emergency. However, the plane, vs. 358, ended up at Diyarbakir Airport, which is not equipped to handle such situations. Passengers reportedly have been said that the plane faced a technical error during the landing, and to make arrangements for an alternative flight take time. Stranded passengers who are in the dark, no accommodation provided that Virgin Atlantic Airline has not yet made a clear announcement about alternative arrangement, leaving passengers in the dark about their journey to Mumbai. ‘Emergency landing was made because one passenger had a panic attack. The Turkey Airport is not effective enough to handle the aircraft, ‘said one of the passengers by News18. They reportedly asked the airline to arrange an alternative means of transport as quickly as possible. Passengers also complained that they were not provided with an accommodation. “We have not received accommodation and we cannot even leave the airport because it is a military base,” one of the passengers told News18. Pilot died in the IAF aircraft accident in Jamnagar in other news, a WO-seat Jaguar aircraft from the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed during a night mission shortly after taking off from Jamnagar Airfield, the IAF notified on Thursday. The IAF further stated that one of the pilots tragically succumbed to injuries sustained during the eject, while the second pilot was treated in a Jamnagar hospital. According to the statement of the IAF’s media coordination center on X, the pilots experienced a technical malfunction in the middle of the flight and fired to avoid damage to the airport and populated areas in the area. “An IAF Jaguar two-seater aircraft aircraft from Jamnagar Airport crashed during a night mission. The pilots had a technical malfunction and avoided the ejection of the airfield and the locals. Unfortunately, one pilot died of his injuries, while the other received medical treatment in a Jamnagar hospital, “the IAF said in a statement. The injured pilot is now stable with one broken leg and receives treatment for it. Catch all the business news, the news reports and the latest news updates on Live Mint. Download the Mint News app to get daily market updates. Business Newsnewover 200 Indian passengers stranded in Turkey to London-Mumbai flight make emergency landing more first published first: 3 Apr 2025, 04:05 IST