IndiGo sends two flights to rescue passengers stranded in Istanbul

IndiGo on Saturday (December 14, 2024) sent two aircraft to Istanbul to ferry nearly 500 stranded passengers to New Delhi after its Boeing 777 aircraft developed a technical glitch the previous day resulting in a flight cancellation.

The airline’s flight number 6E 12 scheduled to take off from Istanbul at 8.15 p.m. local time was cancelled on Friday (December 13, 2024) after a technical “snag” on the 538-seater Boeing 777 aircraft it has leased from Turkish Airlines.

This is the second time this week that this flight was cancelled because of a malfunction.

IndiGo operated two 222-seater Airbus A321s to bring back the passengers. One of these planes also had to make a fuel stop on its way back at Ras al Khaimah because of the aircraft’s shorter range.

The airline did not mention how many passengers were stranded in Istanbul, nor could it confirm how many were being flown back.

On Thursday (December 12, 2024), the same flight was cancelled because of a snag, but the airline arranged another Boeing 777 aircraft the following day, it said.

However, some complained of being stuck at the airport for more than 24 hours.