Delayed Vistara Hyderabad-Delhi flight returns to origin; Congress MP says, ‘frightening’ experience

New Delhi: A Delhi-bound flight of Vistara returned to Hyderabad on Thursday evening within an hour after its departure following a technical snag. The flight-UK880 had departed from Hyderabad at around 06.35 pm and returned safely to origin.

In a post on X, the airline said, “Flight UK880 from Hyderabad to Delhi (HYD-DEL) has been diverted to Hyderabad (HYD) resulting from maintenance requirements and is expected to arrive in Hyderabad at 1923 hrs.”

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As of late, It became an especially frightening experience being on #Vistara UK880 Hyderabad-Delhi flight. Just after take off an engine snag kept us circling right through the sky for what felt like an incredibly tense 1/2-hour. Eventually pilot made emergency landing at Hyderabad. percenttwitter.com/VTB6G6kTq4

— Kunwar Danish Ali (@KDanishAli) October 10, 2024

Congress MP Danish Ali, who became aboard the flight, shared on X that he and other passengers were circling right through the sky for what “felt like a tense 1/2-hour.” He also posted a video of the plane, which perceived to be making an “emergency” landing.

“As of late, It became an especially frightening experience being on #Vistara UK880 Hyderabad-Delhi flight. Just after take off an engine snag kept us circling right through the sky for what felt like an incredibly tense 1/2-hour,” the Congress MP wrote in his post. “Eventually pilot made emergency landing at Hyderabad,” he added. The flight later departed from Hyderabad and became expected to land at Delhi airport at around 02.30 am.

“Flight UK880 which became diverted to Hyderabad has departed from Hyderabad and is expected to arrive in Delhi at 0230 hours,” the airline said in one more post on X.

#DiversionUpdate2: Flight UK880 which became diverted to Hyderabad has departed from Hyderabad and is expected to arrive in Delhi at 0230 hours.

— Vistara (@airvistara) October 10, 2024