Passengers on IndiGo flight 6E 1484 from Dubai to Pune faced a frustrating ordeal on Wednesday night when, despite landing on time, the aircraft was forced to wait on the runway for more than an hour due to the unavailability of a parking bay.The flight, which departed Dubai at 5:30 pm (local time) and landed around 10 pm, remained stationary on the tarmac with passengers confined inside the plane.Passenger Raj Shahani lodged a complaint with IndiGo, stating, “IndiGo 6E flight 1484 from Dubai to Pune lands on time, yet no parking is available.
Passengers were stuck inside for over an hour. This is a recurring issue with this flight, but IndiGo only sends regrets and apologies. Why can’t this be resolved with Pune airport authorities?”Another passenger, who wished to remain anonymous, described the experience as “extremely frustrating.” They added, “We saw other aircraft moving and taking off while we sat waiting inside.
The crew apologized repeatedly but had no updates. Limited air conditioning made it very uncomfortable, especially for elderly passengers and children.”IndiGo responded with a statement: “We regret the delay and inconvenience caused. Bay allocation is managed by airport authorities, and due to air traffic congestion at Pune, flight operations have been significantly impacted.
We understand how frustrating such disruptions can be.”Aviation expert Dhairyashil Vandekar explained, “Delays like this can result from delayed departures, clustered arrivals, limited aircraft parking bays, unexpected disruptions, or inefficient apron management.”He further noted,
“Such delays not only inconvenience passengers but also increase airline costs due to extra fuel consumption during idling, cascading delays, and potential crew duty time issues requiring contingencies.”Vandekar urged the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to address these challenges by expanding aircraft parking bays, enhancing real-time monitoring for quicker turnarounds, and ensuring on-time arrivals are not penalized due to bay shortages.
He emphasized the need for better coordination between airport operators, airlines, and ground handlers to improve apron management. Additionally, he recommended reviewing peak-hour flight schedules to reduce congestion and aligning flight increases with apron and terminal capacity to maintain operational balance.
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