Ajay Kumar Mishra, Darbhanga. Due to low visibility, the flight (SG-751) coming from Delhi to Darbhanga had to make emergency landing at Varanasi airport. Passengers had to remain in the sky for more than two hours beyond the scheduled time. During this time, the passengers sitting in the plane remained in limbo. There were more than 150 passengers in the plane. Upon reaching here, the plane made four rounds in the sky. The plane was not allowed to land here due to low visibility. According to the information, after not getting landing permission in Patna, the plane landed at Varanasi airport at 1 pm. After this the passengers came to life.
Passengers sat in the plane for an hour
Despite buying tickets that are four times the cost, the people of this poor area are not guaranteed the full journey. They are dropped midway and the airline does not make any arrangements for onward travel. In such a situation, passengers have to bear additional expenses. Well, people’s time is wasted. The plane coming from Delhi to Darbhanga landed at Varanasi airport. After this, the passengers were kept in the plane for about an hour. Then the passengers were told that those who had to get down here should get down and those who had to go back to Delhi should remain seated. Most of the passengers disembarked in Varanasi. By the time we left the airport it was three o’clock in the afternoon. From there, people left for their respective destinations in private vehicles. According to the passengers, the plane left from Delhi at around 9.30 in the morning. The plane was to land at Darbhanga at 11.05 am.
A family is coming to Darbhanga by paying 18 thousand fare
A traveler from Darbhanga told that he has left for Darbhanga by renting a four-wheeler for Rs 18,000. Told that the train will reach Darbhanga by around 2 o’clock in the night. Told that while the plane was hovering in the sky of Darbhanga, it was continuously being told that landing would take place now. The plane kept hovering in the sky for about an hour. Then it was told that it would be landed in Varanasi. Told that his ticket was for 15th February. Spice Jet asked to travel a day earlier on 14th stating that the flight of 15th February was cancelled.
Aircraft movement stopped from Darbhanga airport
Told that there were people from many districts of North Bihar in the ship. Most of them used private vehicles. Some people are traveling by train. On the day of Saraswati Puja, flight movements from Darbhanga airport came to a standstill. On normal days, flights operate on Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad routes. Passengers faced a lot of trouble as airline services were halted due to adverse weather. Most of the passengers turned back from outside the airport. Airport Manager Santosh Kumar said that due to adverse weather, the plane coming from Delhi to Darbhanga was diverted to Varanasi. Not a single flight could operate from Darbhanga on 14 February.