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More than 200 passengers left stranded in remote Turkish airport after Virgin jet emergency landing

Published on April 03, 2025 at 09:17 PM

More than 200 passengers left stranded in remote Turkish airport after Virgin jet emergency landing

MORE than 200 passengers were stranded in a remote Turkish airport yesterday after a Virgin jet made an emergency landing.

Many recorded pleas for help, saying they had been given only rice and felt abandoned for 16 hours.

Passengers stranded at an airport.
More than 200 passengers were stranded in a remote Turkish airport yesterday after a Virgin jet made an emergency landing

Babies, patients and pensioners were among those affected after a panicking passenger prompted the diversion.

Videos shared with Flying Eze included a four-months woman saying: “Everyone is suffering. Please help.”;

Fed-up mothers said everyone had been told to leave their carry-on bags on the plane.

An elderly man begged: “We’re so tired. Can anyone do something?”;

Their flight had left for Mumbai at 11.40am.

But a source said: “A woman was panicking and started shouting and screaming at 30,000ft.

“The situation had become so scary that the decision was taken to land so she could receive medical help.”;

The Airbus A350 diverted to , landing in Diyarbakır about 4pm.

It is primarily a military hub with some civilian flights but is not built for wide-bodied passenger planes.

The jet had a technical problem and was unable to leave for India.

Last night, diplomats were arranging for 24-hour visas so passengers could at least stay in hotels nearby.

They could be put on a flight to today for a connecting flight.

said: “We sincerely apologise.”;

Stranded Virgin airline passengers at an airport.
Last night, diplomats were arranging for 24-hour visas so passengers could at least stay in hotels nearby
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