Patna Airport: Technical fault in the plane after boarding, passengers created ruckus

Passengers traveling from Patna to Guwahati had to face a lot of trouble on Tuesday. The passengers were first seated in the plane and when the plane was about to take off, it was found that it had a technical fault and only after fixing it, the plane would be able to fly.

66 passengers sitting in the plane had to be taken off the plane and made to sit in the security hold area. It was announced to be grounded if the fault of the aircraft was not rectified till late night. After this, the passengers created a ruckus regarding the alternative arrangement.

According to the information received, Flybig's FLG 219-220 Guwahati-Patna-Guwahati flight landed at Patna airport on Tuesday at its correct time of 5.45 pm. The flight was to return to Guwahati at 6.15 pm. 66 passengers were to go to Guwahati by this aircraft from Patna airport. After checking the security of all the passengers, they were also made to board the plane. When the aircraft was about to take off, a technical fault was detected during the investigation. The pilot complained about it, then on a thorough investigation by the engineers, a fuel leak was found.

Four hours later, the passengers were informed that the technical fault in the aircraft could not be rectified. The aircraft was announced to be grounded. After this all the passengers became furious and started creating ruckus. After much persuasion, the management made arrangements for the passengers to stay in the hotel. After this the passengers were sent to the hotel. He will be sent to Guwahati tomorrow either by this plane or by another plane.