‘Harrowing Experience’: Bad weather forces an IndiGo flight from Ayodhya to Delhi to run out of fuel with only two minutes remaining

Ayodhya-bound IndiGo passengers on a flight to Delhi reportedly had a “harrowing experience” as the plane made two unsuccessful attempts to land at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport due to inclement weather. The incident occurred on aircraft 6E2702 on April 13.

A traveler on the aircraft described the “harrowing experience” on the microblogging platform X.

I had a terrifying experience on @IndiGo6E Flight No. 6E2702 from Delhi to Ayodhya yesterday. The planned arrival time is 4:30 p.m. and the planned departure time is 3:25 p.m. The pilot reported that there was poor weather about 4:15 p.m.

the Delhi Airport and guaranteed a 45-minute fuel hold for the aircraft. The pilot spent a lot of time debating what to do next after failing to land twice owing to poor weather, the author claimed.

The pilot said that the jet was diverted to Chandigarh Airport after twice attempting to land at the Delhi Airport without success. After 115 minutes after the notification of “45 minutes of holding fuel,” the aircraft was able to arrive in Chandigarh at 6:25 p.m.

The passenger said, “At that point, a number of passengers and a member of the crew staff began vomiting out of fear. Eventually, the plane managed to land at Chandigarh Airport at 6:10 p.m., following a delay of 115 minutes from the 45-minute Holding fuel announcement.”

When they landed, the passengers learned from the crew that there were just two minutes of fuel remaining.

“I learned after landing that we only had one or two minutes of fuel remaining from the crew personnel, so we landed just in time. How horrible it was for the travelers at DGCA and MoCA GoThe passenger stated, “I would want to know whether all SOPs were followed or was it the tightest escape?

Up to 22 planes were diverted at Delhi’s IGI Airport on Saturday between 3:00 and 6:30 pm due to inclement weather. On Saturday night, there was intense rain in the nation’s capital, which affected certain aircraft operations.

Nine of the 22 planes that were scheduled to arrive in Delhi were rerouted to Jaipur, eight to Lucknow, two to Chandigarh, and one each to Amritsar, Ahmedabad, and Varanasi.