IndiGo is sending two A321 planes to Istanbul to retrieve passengers stranded after a Delhi-bound flight was cancelled on Friday due to technical issues. Hundreds of passengers faced delays and inadequate facilities for over 24 hours on Thursday and Friday,

The disruptions had left scores of passengers stranded at the Istanbul airport, a number of them for over 24 hours.

Thousands of passengers continue to be impacted by technical issues faced by IndiGo flights on the Istanbul-India sector. As hundreds of passengers scheduled to fly to India remain stranded in Istanbul,

An IndiGo Airlines flight en route from New Delhi to Jeddah was diverted to Karachi's Jinnah International Airport after a 55-year-old male passenger fell seriously ill while the aircraft was in Pakistani airspace. Aviation sources revealed that the passenger's condition rapidly deteriorated during the flight, Express News reported.

Technical problems caused delays for IndiGo flights traveling between Mumbai, Delhi, and Istanbul. The issues also affected return flights, creating further delays.

Hundreds of IndiGo passengers have been stranded at Istanbul airport due to their flights to Mumbai and Delhi facing long delays, with the airline apologising for the inconvenience. IndiGo operates one flight each daily from Delhi and Mumbai to Istanbul with Boeing 777 aircraft.

The airline apologised for the inconvenience and assured a swift resolution The airlines has issued a statement after several passengers took to social media platform to report about delay on the flight Image Credit: Supplied New Delhi: IndiGo Airlines has apologised to the customers for the inconvenience caused by the delays on the flight connections to Istanbul.