London-Mumbai Flight Diverted To Turkey, Passengers Stranded For 15 Hours

A Virgin Atlantic flight from London to Mumbai was diverted to Turkey's Diyarbakir due to an urgent medical case and also a subsequent need for a technical inspection, the airline said in a statement today. Passengers were stranded for over 15 hours, reports said.

"The VS358 flight from London Heathrow to Mumbai on 2nd April was cancelled due to an urgent medical diversion to Diyarbakir Airport in Turkey and subsequent technical inspections required," Virgin Atlantic said.

Indian officials are in touch with the authorities in Diyarbakir, the Indian embassy in Ankara said in a post on X, in response to a user who said some 200 Indian passengers were stranded.