Delhi Police DCP shares 'harrowing experience' in IndiGo's Ayodhya-Delhi flight, says 'staff started puking'
Satish Kumar, who is DCP Crime in Delhi Police, has recently shared his harrowing experience onboard IndiGo's flight from Ayodhya to Delhi. In a tweet, Kumar shared the flight got delayed multiple times and by the time it landed at the destination, it has just 1-2 minutes fuel left.
The flight, scheduled to depart at 3:25 pm and arrive at 4:30 pm, faced challenges as bad weather disrupted plans. The pilot informed passengers at approximately 4:15 pm about the weather conditions at Delhi airport, stating the aircraft had 45 minutes of holding fuel.
«The pilot attempted landing twice, couldn’t due to bad weather and still wasted lot of time deciding the next course of action. At 5:30 p.m. (after a lapse of 75 minutes since the Holding fuel announcement) the pilot announced that he’ll finally attempt landing at Chandigarh. By that time lot of passengers and one of the crew staff started puking out of panic. Finally the plane managed to land at 6:10 p.m. at Chandigarh Airport after a lapse of 115 minutes since the 45 minutes Holding fuel announcement,» he added.
Tagging DGCA and the civil aviation ministry, Kumar questioned whether all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) were adhered to during the incident. He also alleged that the aircraft had only 1-2 minutes of fuel left.
«Got to know after landing that we’ve landed in the nick of time with only 1 or 2 minutes of fuel left from the crew staff. What an ordeal it was for the passengers. Kindly enquire if all SOPs were followed or was it the narrowest escape,»
