After 12-Hour Delay, IndiGo Passengers Eat Food On Tarmac At Mumbai Airport — Video

In a viral video, passengers of a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight diverted to Mumbai were seen sitting and eating on the airport tarmac at Mumbai Airport.

Passengers of a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight diverted to Mumbai were seen sitting and eating on the airport tarmac.

Source : X/@ANI

New Delhi: Amid massive disruptions in flight operations across North and central India due to dense fog conditions, visuals have emerged on social media showing passengers having meals on the airport tarmac, next to an aircraft.

In a viral video, passengers of a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight diverted to Mumbai were seen sitting and eating on the airport tarmac at Mumbai Airport.

In a viral video, passengers of a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight diverted to Mumbai (confirmed by airport sources) due to operational issues are seen eating and sitting on the airport tarmac at Mumbai Airport.

(Screengrabs from viral video) pic.twitter.com/xNdiW7HqUv

— ANI (@ANI) January 15, 2024

Sharing a video post on X, a user wrote, "Passengers of IndiGo Goa-Delhi who after 12-hour delayed flight got diverted to Mumbai having dinner just next to IndiGo plane."

passengers of IndiGo Goa-Delhi who after 12 hours delayed flight got diverted to Mumbai having dinner just next to indigo plane pic.twitter.com/jGL3N82LNS

— JΛYΣƧΉ  (@baldwhiner) January 15, 2024

IndiGo responded to the incident, saying "We are aware of the incident involving IndiGo flight 6E2195 from Goa to Delhi on January 14, 2024. The flight was diverted to Mumbai due to low visibility conditions in Delhi. We sincerely apologise to our customers and are currently looking into the incident."

#UPDATE | IndiGo says, "We are aware of the incident involving IndiGo flight 6E2195 from Goa to Delhi on January 14, 2024. The flight was diverted to Mumbai due to low visibility conditions in Delhi. We sincerely apologise to our customers and are currently looking into the… https://t.co/zNsosbnQ6k pic.twitter.com/qAMezlWAqa

— ANI (@ANI) January 15, 2024

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in a statement said, "Indigo 6E 2195 (Goa to Delhi) was diverted due to unfavourable weather conditions. As the flight was already significantly delayed in Goa, passengers were irate and rushed out of the aircraft as soon as the step ladder was connected. The airport operators in coordination with CISF QRT cordoned off the passengers into a safety zone as passengers refused to get into the airline coach and proceed to the Terminal Building. Passengers were kept under the strict watch of the airline authorities and security until further actions were taken."

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport says, "Indigo 6E 2195 (Goa to Delhi) was diverted due to unfavourable weather conditions. As the flight was already significantly delayed in Goa, passengers were irate and rushed out of the aircraft as soon as the step ladder was… https://t.co/zNsosbnQ6k

— ANI (@ANI) January 15, 2024

In another incident, a passenger on an IndiGo flight violently attacked the plane's pilot as he was issuing a delay announcement. A guy in a yellow hoodie suddenly jumped up from the last row and attacked the new pilot, who had replaced the previous crew owing to Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) standards after many hours of delay.

In response to this incident, Delhi Police stated: "We will take appropriate legal action against the accused," news agency ANI reported. 

Following the incident, IndiGo has filed a complaint against the passenger and the process of filing the case is underway.