Watch: Passengers wait inside SpiceJet aircraft without AC for over an hour

Amid severe heatwave conditions across the country, passengers aboard a SpiceJet flight (SG 486) were left inside the aircraft without air conditioning for over an hour.  

The passengers who were travelling from Delhi to Darbhanga, in Bihar came face to face with an uncomfortable and a potentially hazardous situation. 

Amidst the sweltering heat conditions, many passengers reported that they were experiencing sickness due to the sweltering heat and lack of ventilation. Several passengers faced heat exhaustion symptoms.

Severe heatwave conditions in Delhi have led to the deaths of five people in the past 72 hours, and more than 10 people in Noida in the past 24 hours.

The victims died of heatstroke at three hospitals, according to media reports.

While Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Safdarjung Hospital have reported one death each, three people died at Lok Nayak Hospital (LNJP).

Meanwhile, around 36 people are still admitted at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.