Daijiworld Media Network
Mangalore, Jan 18: With the Indian aviation industry battling economic crisis, domestic as well as international passengers continued to face inconvenience due to cancellation, delay in flights.
According to the latest report, Mangalore - Dubai Air India Express flight scheduled to leave at 9.30pm on Wednesday January 18, stands cancelled due to 'technical' reason. The same aircraft which was scheduled to leave Dubai airport at 1.15am on Thursday, Jan 19 is also cancelled.
All the Mangalore passengers will be accommodated on Thursday noon and evening flights. Same will be done for Dubai passengers.
Daijiworld has learnt from sources close to Air India office in Dubai that lack of enough pilots are causing these cancellations, as a pilot has pulled off from flying at the last moment presenting 'sick leave' reason. Since there was no substitute pilot available, flight had to be cancelled.
It is gathered that Air India Express has informed all the passengers in advance, and made adequate arrangement to fly in next day's flight.