India, April 3 -- A Virgin Atlantic flight from London to Mumbai made an emergency landing at Turkey's Diyarbakir Airport (DIY), leaving more than 200 Indian passengers stranded for over 16 hours, reported News18 on Thursday.

The plane, VS 358, landed at the airport unsuitable for handling the aircraft due to a medical emergency. Passengers were also told that the plane developed a technical glitch while landing, the report said.

"Emergency landing was made as one passenger had a panic attack. The airport in Turkey is not efficient enough to handle the aircraft," the report quoted a passenger saying.

A passenger told News18 that many remained unclear about their journey further as the Virgin Atlantic airline had not announced alternate...