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What was expected to beryllium a 10-hour nonstop formation from Bengaluru to Paris onboard an Air France formation has turned retired to beryllium a astir two-day ordeal for passengers, arsenic they person been stranded midway successful Turkmenistan.
An Air France formation from Bengaluru to Paris which departed from the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) connected January 12 has been diverted to Ashgabat successful Turkmenistan leaving hundreds of passengers stranded there.
Ordeal from start
The ordeal for the passengers of the formation started astatine Bengaluru itself arsenic the formation instrumentality disconnected was delayed for respective hours here.
Air France AF 191 which was scheduled to depart from Bengaluru astatine 2 a.m. connected January 12 was initially delayed for much than 21 hours astatine the airdrome owed to a method glitch.
KIA sources said that the flight’s departure was delayed for method reasons and it took disconnected from Bengaluru astatine astir 10.50 p.m. connected January 12.
En way to Paris the formation is said to person encountered an motor occupation pursuing which it was diverted to the Ashgabat International Airport. The passengers onboard the formation person been stranded determination since then.
Relatives of passengers took to X (formerly Twitter) to station astir the flight’s diversion.
“@airfrance @DGCAIndia My brother’s formation AF191 was expected to depart astatine 2am connected 12th Jan, got rescheduled to 10pm owed to method issues and present got diverted / stranded astatine Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is expected to depart astatine 1pm connected 14th Jan. No visa,” Aniket @joshianiket4u posted connected X.
“The AirFrance helpline is 45min waiting and not providing due answers. If the Aircraft is having issue, they shall urgently put alternatives and guarantee rider information and mode we tin link with our family. They were sitting 4-5 hours successful Aircraft, not definite astir current,” stated different station from the aforesaid account.
Embassy reaches out
Meanwhile officials from the Embassy of India, Ashgabat, person met the stranded Indian passengers and offered them assistance
“Consular Officials of @IndiainTurkmen1 met the Indian passengers of Air France Flight AF 191 which made an exigency landing astatine Ashgabat Airport earlier contiguous and assured them of Embassy’s afloat enactment for their creaseless onward travel to Paris,” the Official X Account of the Embassy of India said successful a post.
