The flight crew of SpiceJet’s Delhi-Zagreb flight had to spend around 21 hours inside the aircraft at the Zagreb airport as there was a sudden change in rules making negative RTPCR test results mandatory for anyone coming from India, the airline said on Saturday.
The crew were not allowed to come out of the plane and they conducted the return flight to Delhi — after the 21-hour rest period — without passengers or cargo.
“Prior to departure from India, email confirmation was received from Croatian authorities that RTPCR is not required for crew,” the airline’s spokesperson said.
On arrival in Zagreb on Tuesday, the crew, including four pilots, as well as cabin crew members, was told that the orders have changed.
