Phuket-bound flight makes emergency landing in India, leaves 380 tourists stranded

Anton Makhrov

 

The Nordwind Boeing 777-330E (similar to the one pictured here) failed to reach Phuket yesterday (Feb 4) due to technical problems. Photo: Anna Zvereva / Wikimedia Commons

 

PHUKET: A Boeing jet carrying 380 tourists from Moscow to Phuket was forced to make an emergency in India due to technical issues yesterday morning (Feb 4).

 

The Boeing 777-330ER aircraft, belonging to the Nordwind Airlines’ fleet, made an emergency landing in the Indian capital New Dehli around 7am (about 5:30am local time), reported the Russian Association of Tour Operators (ATOR), citing Nordwind’s mother-company PEGAS Touristik.

 

The plane was forced to make an emergency landing to undisclosed technical issues. As reported by ATOR, the issues could not be fixed by New Dehli airport staff, thus forcing some 380 tourists to wait at least overnight until two other planes could pick them to continue their journey.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-bound-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-india-leaves-380-tourists-stranded-65845.php

 

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Fly a crap airline, get crap service, with crap back up.

Stranded?

3 minutes ago, scorecard said:

Stranded?

 

Nah. They just had a free overnight in Dehli and were picked up and flown to Phuket the next day.

 

Not a problem, free hotel, food etc.

 

Stranded would be if the airline went bust and there was no way of returning and they had lost their money.

the delhi airport in internal food court (already passed security) has some great food and prices very reasonable just like normal restaurants

8 minutes ago, atyclb said:

the delhi airport in internal food court (already passed security) has some great food and prices very reasonable just like normal restaurants

 

Perhaps it has but the tourists were supposedly stuck on board for 9 hours which would have used up all the onboard food and then they were taken to the hotel. Either the airline or the tourist company would have paid for the hotel and meals there.

16 hours ago, scorecard said:

Stranded?

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