An IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Guwahati was forced to make an emergency landing in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka due to dense fog on Saturday. The diverted flight landed in Dhaka at 4 am after it was unable to land at the Guwahati airport due to low visibility.
The airline said the passengers, who are still inside the landed plane, were given refreshments and an alternate crew to fly them back to Guwahati is being arranged.
The passengers have been inside the plane for nine hours, Mr Thakur said.
Another flier, in a post on X, said the 178 passengers had been waiting for over four hours for another crew to fly them back to their destination.
“IndiGo6E stuck inside aircraft with 178 passengers for 9 hours now, flying 6E 5319 from Mumbai to Guwahati. We made a landing in Dhaka around 4am because of lower visibility in the North East. We have been waiting for another crew for 4 hours now, can we please expedite?,” he wrote.
