Bengaluru-Delhi flight makes emergency landing in Jaipur
Passengers of flight at Jaipur International Airport Friday
JAIPUR: A Bengaluru-Delhi flight IX 1116 made an emergency landing at Jaipur International Airport (JIA) Friday after smoke filled the aircraft, leading to panic among passengers.
The flight, with about 150 passengers, took off from Bengaluru at 4.30am and landed in Jaipur at 7.15am due to a technical snag. Passengers complained that after the emergency landing, they were left at the airport without any proper updates from the airlines.
Vignesh Vicky, a passenger, said, "A few hours into the flight, we got a smoke smell inside the aircraft. We were then informed that this is a technical issue, and the flight is going to land in Jaipur.
After landing, we were not given any details for almost three hours. Passengers were there in wheelchairs, and no support or assistance was provided."
Vicky added that the airline company arranged for a bus for the passengers to reach Delhi. "Only six passengers were given the option to reach Delhi from Jaipur via an alternative flight, as they said that only a few seats were available. A bus was arranged for all other passengers to reach Delhi."
Another passenger, Danish, said, "...our flight IX1116 had a technical snag due to which the emergency landing at Jaipur was attempted, and we were all left abandoned...the crew was so rude, and everyone was in panic due to the smoke inside the cabin. The flight was provided to a few limited guests..."
Passengers also complained that they missed their connecting flights to other cities from Delhi due to the emergency landing and no alternate flight service was provided to passengers.
Trishal, a passenger on the flight, took to social media platform X and said, "...Had a near-death experience. The right side of the flight caught fire, and the whole cabin space was filled with fume air. The engine sounded like it was stopping midair. Finally, the flight was diverted to Jaipur."
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