The IndiGo flight which was compelled to land in Bangladesh’s Dhaka on Saturday, lastly reached its vacation spot in Guwahati, 12 hours after it took off from Mumbai on Friday evening. The diverted flight had landed in Dhaka at 4 am as a consequence of low visibility brought on by dense fog on the Guwahati airport, the airline stated.

Former Mumbai Youth Congress chief Suraj Singh Thakur, who was one of many passengers on the flight, shared the information in a publish on X, previously Twitter. “Lastly landed in Guwahati. After a 12 hour flight, I might have hoped to succeed in Europe however I am completely happy to be in Guwahati. Mera Desh Mahaan. Thanks 
@IndiGo6E,” he quipped.

Earlier, in a press release, IndiGo stated flight 6E 5319 was diverted as a consequence of unhealthy climate and the passengers, who had been nonetheless contained in the landed airplane, had been saved knowledgeable in regards to the updates and got refreshments. “An alternate set of crew is being organized to function the flight from Dhaka to Guwahati,” the assertion stated, apologising for the inconvenience.

Nevertheless, a number of passengers took to social media to share their frustration over the lengthy wait after the abrupt diversion. In a publish on Saturday morning, Mr Thakur claimed the passengers have been contained in the airplane for 9 hours, including they’d landed in Bangladesh with out passports.

I took @IndiGo6E flight 6E 5319 from Mumbai to Guwahati. However as a consequence of dense fog, the flight could not land in Guwahati. As a substitute, it landed in Dhaka. Now all of the passengers are in Bangladesh with out their passports, we’re contained in the airplane.✈️

— Suraj Singh Thakur (@SurajThakurINC) January 13, 2024

One other flier, in a publish on X, stated the 178 passengers had been ready for over 4 hours for an additional crew to fly them again to their vacation spot. 

“IndiGo6E caught inside plane with 178 passengers for 9 hours now, flying 6E 5319 from Mumbai to Guwahati. We made a touchdown in Dhaka round 4am due to decrease visibility within the North East. We’ve been ready for an additional crew for 4 hours now, can we please expedite?,” he wrote.

Hello, we really remorse the inconvenience precipitated to you. The flight was diverted as a consequence of unhealthy climate which is past our management too. Our group is working to help the passengers to the very best of their capabilities. We sincerely look ahead to your understanding. ~Ravi

— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) January 13, 2024

In response to flight monitoring web site Flightradar24, the IndiGo flight was scheduled to take off from Mumbai at 8.20 pm on Friday and land in Guwahati at 11.10 pm. However the flight departed from Mumbai at round 11.20 pm, after a delay of three hours.