Air India Fliers Stuck on Plane for 8 Hours

Stunned Air India passengers found themselves trapped for eight hours on a fogbound plane sitting on the tarmac in London's Gatwick Airport. The real kicker? The flight's final destination was London's Heathrow Airport, just minutes away. As fury mounted, police were called to keep the peace, reports the BBC. Still, passengers were not allowed to disembark. "I don't understand why we were diverted then not allowed to leave. I felt I was already home, I was in London," said one frustrated passenger on the flight that originated in Mumbai.

Fliers weren't only agitated; they were ravenous. "There were promises of food. Everyone was very hungry. There was no sign of any food," said another passenger. "By this time, after almost eight hours without any food, people were willing to lose their calmness." (More Heathrow Airport stories.)