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Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Yahoo
Passengers scream as flight suffers severe turbulence flying through deadly Delhi storm
An IndiGo flight from the Indian capital of Delhi to Srinagar in Kashmir, carrying over 200 passengers, hit severe turbulence during an unexpected hailstorm on Wednesday, reportedly causing minor damage to the aircraft's nose. The passengers faced the harrowing mid-air experience when the aircraft was caught in the violent storm. A viral video captured panicked scenes inside the cabin, with passengers screaming and crying as the plane shook violently from turbulence. Despite the chaos, the flight landed safely in Srinagar at 6.30pm local time. 'IndiGo flight 6E 2142 operating from Delhi to Srinagar encountered sudden hailstorm en route. The flight and cabin crew followed established protocol and the aircraft landed safely in Srinagar,' the airline said in a statement on Wednesday. 'The airport team attended to the customers after arrival of aircraft, prioritising their wellbeing and comfort. The aircraft will be released post necessary inspection and maintenance.' Among the passengers on board was Sheikh Samiullah, a startup co-founder from Srinagar. He told news agency PTI: 'Everything seemed normal, until the pilot suddenly announced a rough patch ahead and asked us to fasten our seat belts. I'm a frequent flyer, but I've never experienced turbulence like this. It was terrifying. I'm truly grateful to the pilot for landing us safely,' said Mr Samiullah, the co-founder of FastBeetle, a logistics tech platform. 'Heart's still racing, but I feel like I've been reborn. Grateful to Allah,' he later wrote on X. Another passenger who was aboard the plane, Owais Maqbool Hakeem wrote on X: 'It was a near death experience. The nose of the plane is was panic and people were screaming. Everyone was scared.' The airline has not publicly confirmed reports of any damage to the aircraft. The Independent has reached out to IndiGo for comment. Meanwhile, bad weather in Delhi has led to the delay or diversion of several domestic and international flights, according to airport sources cited by ANI. Airlines like IndiGo and Air India have issued advisories urging passengers to check their flight status before leaving for the airport. IndiGo noted that heavy rain and thunderstorms in Delhi, Chandigarh, and Kolkata are disrupting flight schedules. This comes as Delhi and NCR witnessed a severe dust storm on Wednesday. After days of extreme heat, Delhi-NCR experienced a sudden weather change on Wednesday evening, with heavy rain, hailstorms, and strong winds. The storm caused uprooted trees, waterlogging, traffic jams, and damage to windows and hoardings in areas like Noida. VIDEO | Inside visuals of Srinagar-bound IndiGo flight from Delhi that suffered mid-air turbulence due to severe weather conditions. The pilot declared an "emergency" to air traffic control in Srinagar. The aircraft later landed safely and has since been grounded, officials… — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 21, 2025 A 50-year-old woman, Sunita Devi, and her two-year-old grandson died after a railing net from a 21-storey building crashed onto them during the fierce dust storm in Greater Noida's Migsun Ultimo on Wednesday. They were about to enter their residential tower when the net, which covered a shaft, broke due to strong winds and fell on them, The Indian Express reported. Sunita Devi was visiting her daughter and son-in-law when the accident happened. The child succumbed to injuries during treatment. With their deaths, the toll from the storm across Delhi-NCR has risen to six. Earlier, four others were killed in Delhi and Ghaziabad, as the powerful storm caused widespread disruption – uprooting trees, damaging vehicles, affecting Delhi Metro and flight operations, and triggering power outages.
The Independent
22-05-2025
- The Independent
Passengers scream as flight suffers severe turbulence flying through deadly Delhi storm
An IndiGo flight from the Indian capital of Delhi to Srinagar in Kashmir, carrying over 200 passengers, hit severe turbulence during an unexpected hailstorm on Wednesday, reportedly causing minor damage to the aircraft's nose. The passengers faced the harrowing mid-air experience when the aircraft was caught in the violent storm. A viral video captured panicked scenes inside the cabin, with passengers screaming and crying as the plane shook violently from turbulence. Despite the chaos, the flight landed safely in Srinagar at 6.30pm local time. 'IndiGo flight 6E 2142 operating from Delhi to Srinagar encountered sudden hailstorm en route. The flight and cabin crew followed established protocol and the aircraft landed safely in Srinagar,' the airline said in a statement on Wednesday. 'The airport team attended to the customers after arrival of aircraft, prioritising their wellbeing and comfort. The aircraft will be released post necessary inspection and maintenance.' Among the passengers on board was Sheikh Samiullah, a startup co-founder from Srinagar. He told news agency PTI: 'Everything seemed normal, until the pilot suddenly announced a rough patch ahead and asked us to fasten our seat belts. I'm a frequent flyer, but I've never experienced turbulence like this. It was terrifying. I'm truly grateful to the pilot for landing us safely,' said Mr Samiullah, the co-founder of FastBeetle, a logistics tech platform. 'Heart's still racing, but I feel like I've been reborn. Grateful to Allah,' he later wrote on X. Another passenger who was aboard the plane, Owais Maqbool Hakeem wrote on X: 'It was a near death experience. The nose of the plane is was panic and people were screaming. Everyone was scared.' The airline has not publicly confirmed reports of any damage to the aircraft. The Independent has reached out to IndiGo for comment. Meanwhile, bad weather in Delhi has led to the delay or diversion of several domestic and international flights, according to airport sources cited by ANI. Airlines like IndiGo and Air India have issued advisories urging passengers to check their flight status before leaving for the airport. IndiGo noted that heavy rain and thunderstorms in Delhi, Chandigarh, and Kolkata are disrupting flight schedules. This comes as Delhi and NCR witnessed a severe dust storm on Wednesday. After days of extreme heat, Delhi-NCR experienced a sudden weather change on Wednesday evening, with heavy rain, hailstorms, and strong winds. The storm caused uprooted trees, waterlogging, traffic jams, and damage to windows and hoardings in areas like Noida. A 50-year-old woman, Sunita Devi, and her two-year-old grandson died after a railing net from a 21-storey building crashed onto them during the fierce dust storm in Greater Noida's Migsun Ultimo on Wednesday. They were about to enter their residential tower when the net, which covered a shaft, broke due to strong winds and fell on them, The Indian Express reported. Sunita Devi was visiting her daughter and son-in-law when the accident happened. The child succumbed to injuries during treatment. With their deaths, the toll from the storm across Delhi-NCR has risen to six. Earlier, four others were killed in Delhi and Ghaziabad, as the powerful storm caused widespread disruption – uprooting trees, damaging vehicles, affecting Delhi Metro and flight operations, and triggering power outages.
Mint
21-05-2025
- Mint
‘Feel like I've been reborn': Kashmir startup co-founder recalls Delhi-Srinagar Indigo flight turbulence
Delhi Srinagar Indigo flight Turbulence: An Indigo flight from Delhi to Srinagar encountered sudden hailstorm leading to severe turbulence on 21 May, prompting the pilot to report the 'emergency' to air traffic control at Srinagar. The flight carrying more than 220 people, however, later landed safely at 6:30 pm at Srinagar airport but not before leaving the passengers in panic as it navigated the massive mid-air turbulence. Videos from inside the plane, in which passengers can be heard screaming and praying for their safety, have gone viral on social media platforms. One of the passengers on board the flight was Sheikh Samiullah, a startup co-founder from Srinagar. 'Everything seemed normal, until the pilot suddenly announced a rough patch ahead and asked us to fasten our seatbelts. I'm a frequent flyer, but I've never experienced turbulence like this. It was terrifying. I'm truly grateful to the pilot for landing us safely,' Samiullah, the co-founder of FastBeetle, a logistics tech platform, told news agency PTI. Co-founded in 2019 by Samiullah and his friend Abid Rashid Lone, FastBeetle a Kashmir-based tech start-up focused on last-mile logistics. In 2021, FastBeetle became Kashmir's first start-up to raise $100,000 in a pre-Series A funding round. 'Heart's still racing, but I feel like I've been reborn. Grateful to Allah," he said later in a post on X. The airline said the flight from the national capital to Srinagar encountered sudden hailstorm and the plane landed safely at the Srinagar airport. "IndiGo flight 6E 2142 operating from Delhi to Srinagar encountered sudden hailstorm en route. The flight and cabin crew followed established protocol and the aircraft landed safely in Srinagar," the airline said in a statement. Not enough details were available about the extent of damage to the plane due to the hailstorm but visuals on social media indicated damage to the aircraft's nose. 'I was in the plane and am heading back home from Srinagar. It was a near death nose of the plane is was panic and people were screaming. Everyone was scared,' one Owais Maqbool Hakeem, who was on board the flight, said in a post on X. Several domestic and international flights to Delhi airport from various airports have been halted or diverted due to weather conditions in Delhi, ANI reported quoting airport sources. IndiGo and Air India have also issued advisories for passengers asking them to check the status of flights. 'Heavy rain and thunderstorm in #Delhi, #Chandigarh and #Kolkata is impacting flights. We understand weather delays are never easy, we sincerely appreciate your patience. Do check your flight status before heading to the airport,' said IndiGo in a post on X. Heart's still racing, but I feel like I've been reborn. Grateful to Allah. (With inputs from agencies)
New Indian Express
21-05-2025
- New Indian Express
We thought this would be the last flight of our lives: Passenger on hail-hit Indigo flight
NEW DELHI: Among the 227 passengers aboard the Indigo flight 6E 2142 which survived a sudden hailstorm en route to Srinagar was Sheikh Samiullah, the CEO of start-up FastBeetle. Reliving the ordeal passengers went through for five terrifying minutes, Samiullah said that they all thought they wouldn't survive. Speaking exclusively to TNIE, Samiullah, who had been seated in 16B, said, "The flight was jam-packed and everything was smooth for some time after we took off by 5 pm. Half our journey was completed. As we were crossing Pathankot (Punjab) by 5.40 pm. the pilot asked everyone to tighten their seat belts and asked the crew to remain seated as they were crossing a path of turbulence." Everyone did as advised. "I was quite cool about it. I travel frequently to different parts of the world and have heard of flight turbulences and thought it would be something minor. However, what followed was the most traumatic experience in my life. I really thought it would be the last flight of my life." Saimullah said, "There were streaks of lightning visible through all the windows. There was a dark yellowish colour enveloping the aircraft. The flight was going up and then down. This happened continuously many times and it gave you the feeling of being on a rollercoaster. This went on for five minutes. Everyone was frightened and in complete panic. A kid was vomiting."
