UK (Mumbai–Delhi)
15 Jul 2019 · Near Misses & Miraculous EscapesVISTARA FUEL MAYDAY — 5 MINUTES LEFT
Airbus A320neo · Vistara · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
Diversions and holding burned fuel to minutes
Fuel planning
Weather diversion
Mayday fuel call
Aircraft
Airbus A320neo
Vistara
Route
Mumbai (BOM), India
→ Delhi (DEL), India (diverted to Lucknow LKO)
People
153 on board
All survived
Date
15 Jul 2019
Category
Near Misses & Miraculous Escapes
Everyone walked away. Barely.
THE STORY
Bad weather in Delhi forced holding and a diversion. The crew declared a fuel Mayday and landed in Lucknow with roughly five minutes of fuel left; the pilot was grounded.