IndiGo passengers left sweating in dark after power supply disruption on Vadodara-Delhi flight
An IndiGo flight from Vadodara to Delhi experienced a power supply disruption, leaving passengers in the dark for half an hour. The ground power unit malfunctioned before departure, causing discomfort for the 160 passengers on board. The flight was delayed by 1 hour and 20 minutes before it could take off.
- ▪Around 160 passengers were on board the IndiGo flight 6E 657 from Vadodara to Delhi.
- ▪The ground power unit malfunctioned, resulting in a complete power outage in the cabin for 30 minutes.
- ▪The flight was originally scheduled to depart at 8:40 p.m. but left at 10 p.m. after a delay.
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- ▪ No light, no AC, sweating passengers: IndiGo Vadodara-Delhi flight hit by 30-minute power disruption — Hindustan Times — Top
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Around 160 passengers on board an IndiGo Delhi-bound flight from Vadodara on Sunday night (May 17, 2026) were forced to sit in the dark, sweating profusely for half an hour, as the ground power unit supplying electricity to the aircraft malfunctioned before the departure, according to sources.The aircraft, operating IndiGo flight 6E 657 (Vadodara-Delhi), was to depart at 8:40 p.m.At that time, the aircraft was getting power supply from the ground power unit, but it conked off, an airport official said.It took about 12-15 minutes for the engineers to fix the glitch in the GPU and another 15 minutes to restore the power supply to the aircraft, he said.“During these 30 minutes, there was complete darkness in the cabin, and with the AC also not functioning, the passengers were sweating…
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