Indigo Sends 2 Planes to Bring Back 400 Stranded Flyers in Turkey Airport

Istanbul: IndiGo dispatched two 222-seater Airbus A321 aircraft from Delhi on Saturday to bring back 400 passengers stranded at Istanbul Airport in Turkey.  

More than 400 IndiGo passengers traveling to Mumbai and New Delhi faced a delay of over 24 hours at Turkey's Istanbul Airport, allegedly without being provided any food or accommodation. Frustrated travelers took to social media to express their anger, while the airline stated that the delay is due to operational reasons.

Parshwa Mehta posted on social media platform X that the passengers were not provided with proper accommodation facilities, alternative flights, any communication from IndiGo or even reparations. “This delay isn’t just an inconvenience—it’s a blatant failure of basic customer service. Where is the accountability? Where is the empathy for the passengers stranded overnight at the airport?" he said.

A Turkish Airlines wide-body Boeing 777 wet-leased by Indigo developed slag leading to the cancellation of flight.