Pune: As many as 183 Air India passengers had a harrowing time after a technical snag delayed their flight for around 16 hours and then faced another shock after take-off when engine trouble grounded the plane again. The flight, delayed by a day, was yet to take off late on Friday evening.
Airports Authority of India (AAI) officials said they were contemplating action against the national carrier.
According to Air India authorities, the Pune-Delhi (AI 854) flight was supposed to depart from Lohegaon airport at 9 pm on Thursday. Passengers were told the flight was delayed by an hour as the Delhi-Pune flight had been delayed due to a technical snag. At 10 pm, they were told the flight will take off only at 12.30 am.
“At 12.30 am, we observed that pilots and the flight crew were leaving the premises. There was no announcement on part of the airline. When we inquired, we got to know unofficially that the flight will only take off on Friday as the defect could not be resolved. It was horrible on part of the authorities to keep us in the dark. Most of us were still at the airport till 3.30 am as there was no proper communication from the airlines,” said Anand Rekhi, a Delhi businessman visiting his home in Pune for polls.
17/10/14 Atikh Rashid/Indian Express
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Airports Authority of India (AAI) officials said they were contemplating action against the national carrier.
According to Air India authorities, the Pune-Delhi (AI 854) flight was supposed to depart from Lohegaon airport at 9 pm on Thursday. Passengers were told the flight was delayed by an hour as the Delhi-Pune flight had been delayed due to a technical snag. At 10 pm, they were told the flight will take off only at 12.30 am.
“At 12.30 am, we observed that pilots and the flight crew were leaving the premises. There was no announcement on part of the airline. When we inquired, we got to know unofficially that the flight will only take off on Friday as the defect could not be resolved. It was horrible on part of the authorities to keep us in the dark. Most of us were still at the airport till 3.30 am as there was no proper communication from the airlines,” said Anand Rekhi, a Delhi businessman visiting his home in Pune for polls.
17/10/14 Atikh Rashid/Indian Express
