Mid-air Indigo AC failure, passengers in distress

Passengers on board an Indigo flight (6E-2235) from Delhi to Varanasi on Thursday faced extreme discomfort after the aircraft's air conditioning system failed mid-flight.

- Biswajeet Banerjee

The 1 hour and 5-minute journey turned into an ordeal for the passengers, who endured stifling heat throughout the flight, with three women falling ill, one of whom fainted due to the heat and lack of ventilation.

The flight took off from Delhi at 7:35 pm and landed in Varanasi at 8:40 pm. Several passengers reported feeling suffocated as they resorted to fanning themselves with magazines and newspapers in an attempt to cool down. Passenger Amit Singh, a resident of Varanasi said, "The AC wasn't working even when the plane was on the ground at Delhi airport. When we complained to the crew, they assured us that the AC would start functioning once the plane took off, but that never happened."