Air India Pilot Says 'Duty Time Over', Halts London-Delhi Flight in Jaipur; Stranded Passengers Sent by Road
The Air India pilot of an international flight from London to Delhi stopped in Jaipur and refused to take the flight further saying that his duty time was over.
Jaipur, June 26: The Air India pilot of an international flight from London to Delhi stopped in Jaipur and refused to take the flight further saying that his duty time was over. The passengers, who were onboard had to wait for six hours, and were finally sent to Delhi by road. Due to bad weather in Delhi, three international and two domestic flights were diverted to Jaipur on Sunday. These included two flights of Air India, two of SpiceJet and one of Gulf Stream. Tata-Owned Air India and Vistara Airlines Enter Into Interline Partnership.
Air India flight AI-112 was scheduled to reach Delhi at 6:00 a.m. from London. The flight was diverted to Jaipur due to bad weather. The second Air India flight to be diverted was going from Dubai to Delhi. The Gulf Stream flight was going from Bahrain to Delhi. While one flight of SpiceJet was going from Pune while the other was going from Guwahati to Delhi. The passengers of this Air India flight tweeted Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and MP Rajyavardhan Rathore. Air India Has 'Enormous' Potential; Strong Action Taken Against Incidents of Intoxication Onboard Flights, Says CEO Campbell Wilson
After this, Air India replied and promised a solution soon. However, despite this, people had to suffer for more than six hours. Later Air India sent some passengers to Delhi by Volvo bus and some by cabs. Food and other facilities were provided to them by the airport authority.
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