Bengaluru: The Fly91 Airlines flight IC3401 (ATR turboprop AT7), which flew out of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad at around 3 PM yesterday, was scheduled to land in Hubballi at 4:30 PM. However, as the aircraft approached Hubballi, it expereicned bad weather, forcing pilots to abort landing.
The flight remained airborne for nearly four hours, circling over regions including Mundgod, Davanagere, and Shivamogga, as efforts were made to manage the situation and ensure a safe landing.
4 Hours Of Mid-Air Horror: Flyers Seen Praying, Crying On Fly91 FlightThe regional airline maintains that the flight "did not develop any technical snag".
Passengers onboard were gripped with fear, with many praying and breaking down in tears.
The Fly91 Airlines flight IC3401 (ATR turboprop AT7), which flew out of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad at around 3 PM yesterday, was scheduled to land in Hubballi at 4:30 PM. However, as the aircraft approached Hubballi, it experienced bad weather, forcing pilots to abort landing.
The flight remained airborne for nearly four hours, circling over regions including Mundgod, Davanagere, and Shivamogga, as efforts were made to manage the situation and ensure a safe landing.
The passengers were heard telling the pilot to go back to Bengaluru.
"Ask the pilot to go to Bengaluru. Or we can go to Belgaum at least," a passenger could be heard saying.
Meanwhile, family members of passengers expressed anger against Fly91 Airlines, alleging a lack of communication and negligence, claiming that no proper updates were provided.
The regional airline maintains that the flight "did not develop any technical snag".
"The flight IC3401 flying from Hyderabad to Hubballi did not develop any technical snag as is being reported in some sections of the media. The flight departed from Hyderabad at 1500 hours. On nearing Hubballi, the flight encountered bad weather due to which the flight was diverted to Bengaluru as per standard protocol. The flight subsequently returned to Hubballi and back to its home base in Hyderabad," the airline said in a statement.
20/04/2026 Reethu Rajpurohit/NDTV
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