Indigo flight stuck on runway at Hyderabad Airport, Minister Ponguleti among passengers

HYDERABAD: Passengers had a harrowing experience when their Indigo flight 6E 6707 from Hyderabad to Cochin was stuck on the runway at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) on Tuesday morning due to a technical glitch.

The flight scheduled to leave Hyderabad by 9.55 am to reach Cochin by 11.35 am was stranded on the tarmac for more than an hour while the passengers had no clue about the status of the flight.

The plane remained on the tarmac for almost an hour. Among the passengers were Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy, Legislators Tellam Venkatarao, Jare Adinarayana, Payam Venkateshwarlu, followers Muvva Vijayababu, Tulluri Brahmaiah and former Tandur MLA Pilot Rohit Reddy.