300 passengers from USA to Delhi stranded at SVPI airport
A New Delhi-bound United Airlines (UA) flight from Newark in USA was diverted to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) airport in Ahmedabad due to bad weather on early Tuesday after which around 300 passengers were
stranded at the airport for around 24 hours.
According to airport officials, UA82 Flight operated by United Airlines left from Newark Liberty International Airport in the US around 10 pm Sunday night and was scheduled to reach Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport by 11 pm on Monday night. However around 1 am, the flight was rediverted to SVPI Airport due to bad weather conditions and around 300 passengers were deplaned around 4 am.
