Overview
- Flight 6E657, which was preparing to depart Sunday night from Vadodara for Delhi, lost cabin power and cooling for about 25 to 30 minutes after its ground power unit failed.
- Passengers sat in a dark, sealed cabin as heat built up, and many fanned themselves with papers and cardboard in scenes captured in widely shared video.
- Airline technicians repaired the external unit and restored electricity around 9:15 pm, and the aircraft then departed near 10 pm, about 80 minutes late.
- IndiGo said the delay stemmed from a technical snag that was promptly resolved and that customers were kept informed, and airport officials put the headcount at about 160 passengers.
- A ground power unit supplies electricity to a parked aircraft for lights and air conditioning when engines are off, and officials have not confirmed online claims of a longer outage or blocked deplaning.