Passengers stuck in Thiruvananthapuram airport for 24 hours due to technical fault on Lion Air Flight to Saudi Arabia
An alternative aircraft of the airline arrived from Indonesia on Wednesday afternoon to take the passengers onward to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, the source said. The Lion Air flight -- JT052 -- with 212 passengers landed at the Thiruvananthapuram I...
An alternative aircraft of the airline arrived from Indonesia on Wednesday afternoon to take the passengers onward to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, the source said. The Lion Air flight -- JT052 -- with 212 passengers landed at the Thiruvananthapuram International airport at 3 pm on Tuesday for refuelling and that is when the technical issue was spotted. Subsequently, the passengers were deboarded and moved to the airport's security holding area where they had to stay till Wednesday 4 pm when an alternative aircraft arrived from Indonesia to take them onward to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, the source said.
The passengers were provided food and facilities to rest in the security holding area during this time, the source added. The aircraft with the technical fault underwent temporary repairs and then was flown back empty to Indonesia, he said.
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