Sunny Leone says her plane almost crashed, DGCA officials claim ignorance

Actress Sunny Leone, her husband, Daniel Weber and some friends had a harrowing experience when their private plane almost crashed in a remote place in Maharashtra. The 36-year-old actress said bad weather was responsible for the incident. "Thank the lord we are all alive! Our private plane almost crashed through bad weather. Counting our stars and driving home! Thank you God!" Sunny posted on Twitter. 

The "Ragini MMS 2" star also shared a video in which she assured fans that everyone on board escaped unhurt. "Hey guys, our plane almost just crashed, and now we are in some remote place in Maharashtra. Now we are driving home. 

Everybody was freaking out on the aircraft. Thank God we are alive, and we are going home!" She thanked the pilots, tweeting, "Our pilots were so amazing. Our lives were in their hands and they saved us!" 
 

Thank the lord we are all alive! Our private plane almost crashed through bad weather. Counting our stars and driving home! Thank you God! pic.twitter.com/9jhTQ1arHX

— Sunny Leone (@SunnyLeone) May 31, 2017

Actress Sunny Leone and four of her team members had to face a difficult time while flying from Latur to Mumbai on Wednesday after the 5-seater turbo prop aircraft in which they were travelling  faced turbulence due to bad weather. The pilot, anticipating that he would need extra fuel, decided to divert the flight to Aurangabad for refuelling.

However, as the weather did not improve later and since Juhu airport doesn’t have night-landing facility, Leone and team had to take the road journey ahead.

The aircraft was operated by Surat-based Kiaan Aviation Ltd. The airline officials could not be contacted for comments. DGCA officials claimed to have no knowledge about the case. 

The incident comes days after, a helicopter carrying state CM Devendra Fadnavis crash landed, moment after taking off in Latur. The pilot of the aircraft blamed sudden fall in air pressure which forced him to land. But high tensions wire got entangled the aircraft, leading to the accident. DGCA has launched an investigation into the case. 

With inputs from agencies