Over 260 passengers on a Virgin Atlantic flight from London to Mumbai have been stranded at Turkiye's Diyarbakır airport for the past 24 hours due to a medical emergency and technical glitch. Passengers reportedly lacked basic amenities or clear information on their departure time, while the airline worked to resolve the issues.
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