Indigo flyers 'have dinner' on Mumbai airport runway after flight delayed for over 10 hours: WATCH

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ALSO READ: Airlines to cancel delayed flights? DGCA issues guidelines after fog-related disruptions spark fury at Delhi airport A social media user claimed that the passengers "were having dinner just next to Indigo plane". According to ANI, the IndiGo flight to Delhi was diverted to Mumbai due to operational issues. Several other users claimed that the flight was delayed for nearly 12-18 hours on January 14 and later diverted to Mumbai.

ALSO READ: Mint Explainer: Unruly passengers on flights and how authorities handle them Another user on X tweeted, “2195 from goa to Delhi has been delayed for 20 hrs and now they have landed at Mumbai Airport instead of Delhi. Totally unsafe for women traveller's nocourtesy in indigo staff." In the viral video, people could be seen sitting on the airport tarmac, eating and sharing food, while some could be seen using their mobile phones and resting on the airport area, right next to the IndiGo plane. The video went viral just a day after a another video showing a passenger assaulting an IndiGo pilot surfaced on social media.

This incident happened when the pilot was making an announcement of flight delay onboard the aircraft that was to fly to Goa. The incident happened at the Delhi airport on Sunday. A purported video of the incident showed Sahil Katariya hitting the pilot as the latter was making the announcement inside the aircraft, which was bound for Goa.