Passengers of Air India flight remained sitting at the airport for 5 hours
Passengers of air india flight remained sitting at the airport for 5 hoursThe passengers of the air india flight going from mumbai to san francisco had to data-face a lot of difficulties. Passengers had to wait for more than five hours inside the flight. Passengers of air india flight going from mumbai to san francisco had to data-face a lot of difficulties on Friday. Actually, the passengers had to wait inside the plane for more than five hours. After this the flight was rescheduled for Saturday.What is the whole matter?AI 179 from mumbai to san francisco, scheduled to take off at 4 pm on May 24, was delayed due to a technical problem just before take-off. Subsequently, engineering checks of the aircraft were conducted and the problem was resolved.Meanwhile, the official said some passengers decided to call off the journey and the flight was further delayed as their luggage had to be offloaded from the plane. The official said that due to ill health of a passenger, the flight returned to the parking bay. After this the flight was rescheduled for Saturday.The airline respondedAn airline official said the Boeing 777 aircraft, which was scheduled to take off at 1600 hours, was initially delayed due to a technical glitch. Some passengers disembarked at Bada and other passengers fell ill, due to which the flight had to be cancelled. Due to being inside the flight for more than five hours, the passenger started feeling unwell after landing. In view of such situation, the official said that the flight has been rescheduled for saturday and it will take off at 10.30 am. Expressing regret over the inconvenience caused to the passengers, the official said they have been offered hotel accommodation and full refund.