New Delhi: Vistara’s Mumbai-Delhi flight UK 944 on Monday landed in Lucknow with barely a few minutes of fuel left, after hovering over Delhi for a long time due to bad weather and then being diverted first to Lucknow, then Prayagraj (Allahabad) and then back to Lucknow. The crew declared fuel 'May Day' in Lucknow as the aircraft was running low on fuel after all the hovering and long diversion.
On its first approach to Delhi, the plane hovered for almost an hour. It then diverted, before finally landing safely in Lucknow with just 200 kg of fuel left. The flight had taken off from Mumbai at 3:18 pm on Monday.
While the time it landed in Lucknow after hovering in Delhi and diversions is yet to be ascertained, it finally took off from Lucknow at 12:25 am on Tuesday and landed in Delhi at 1:17 am — making it a 10-hour-journey in all.
A Vistara spokesperson said: “Flight UK944 operating Mumbai-Delhi on July 15, 2019, initiated a diversion to Lucknow due to bad weather over Delhi. However, over Lucknow, the visibility suddenly dropped and a safe landing was not possible. The crew then considered alternative airfields, including Kanpur and Prayagraj to land in comparatively better weather condition.”
“Enroute Prayagraj, Lucknow air traffic control then informed the crew that the weather in Lucknow had improved significantly following which the crew decided to return to Lucknow due to better passenger and aircraft support there. The unexpected drop in visibility at the destination alternate was the main reason why the aircraft ended up in a low-fuel situation despite carrying excess fuel over and above the required Flight Plan Fuel as per regulations. Safety of passengers and crew was kept at the highest priority throughout the flight,” the spokesperson added.
16/07/19 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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On its first approach to Delhi, the plane hovered for almost an hour. It then diverted, before finally landing safely in Lucknow with just 200 kg of fuel left. The flight had taken off from Mumbai at 3:18 pm on Monday.
While the time it landed in Lucknow after hovering in Delhi and diversions is yet to be ascertained, it finally took off from Lucknow at 12:25 am on Tuesday and landed in Delhi at 1:17 am — making it a 10-hour-journey in all.
A Vistara spokesperson said: “Flight UK944 operating Mumbai-Delhi on July 15, 2019, initiated a diversion to Lucknow due to bad weather over Delhi. However, over Lucknow, the visibility suddenly dropped and a safe landing was not possible. The crew then considered alternative airfields, including Kanpur and Prayagraj to land in comparatively better weather condition.”
“Enroute Prayagraj, Lucknow air traffic control then informed the crew that the weather in Lucknow had improved significantly following which the crew decided to return to Lucknow due to better passenger and aircraft support there. The unexpected drop in visibility at the destination alternate was the main reason why the aircraft ended up in a low-fuel situation despite carrying excess fuel over and above the required Flight Plan Fuel as per regulations. Safety of passengers and crew was kept at the highest priority throughout the flight,” the spokesperson added.
16/07/19 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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