{"id":88903,"date":"2025-04-04T14:04:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T08:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=88903"},"modified":"2025-04-04T14:04:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T08:34:48","slug":"over-200-indians-stranded-in-turkey-resume-flight-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/over-200-indians-stranded-in-turkey-resume-flight-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 200 Indians Stranded in Turkey to Resume Flight Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MUMBAI-<\/strong> The London (LHR) to Mumbai (BOM) Virgin Atlantic (VS) <\/a>flight, carrying around 200 Indian passengers, made an emergency landing at Diyarbakir Airport (DIY)<\/a> in Turkey on Thursday, April 3rd. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flight VS358 <\/strong>from London Heathrow (LHR) to Mumbai (BOM) was diverted due to an urgent medical emergency. This was followed by a hard landing <\/strong>that prevented the aircraft from taking off again. The incident left passengers stranded at the military airport, but they might resume flight back to Mumbai today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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200 Indians Stranded in Turkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Passengers faced significant hardships during their unexpected stay, with reports of inadequate facilities, including a single toilet shared among nearly 300 people<\/strong> and no blankets provided to endure the cold weather. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We’re freezing in Turkey.”<\/p>A passenger wrote on social media as temperatures dropped into the single digits<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Another affected family member, Sanjay Shah, expressed frustration: “My family member is stuck up in Diyarbakir. She was visiting to see her father, who has a weak medical condition. Why such cheap behavior from a top airline company? No food, no water. All the cabin crew vanished after landing.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Over 250 India bound Virgin Atlantic passengers stuck for over 30 hours at Turkish military airport.. no food, no toilet or charging points

Flight #vs358<\/a> from London to Mumbai made an emergency stop in Diyarbak\u0131r, Turkey after a medical scare.. later claimed the flight has\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/AzxyPIvFFa<\/a><\/p>— Nabila Jamal (@nabilajamal_) April 4, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>