Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Mar 15: An Air India Express flight to Dubai that was scheduled to leave on the night of Saturday March 14 was delayed by over four hours.
Passengers who were to fly to Dubai by 8.15 pm Air India Express flight were made to wait for over four hours inside the aircraft as the flight failed to take off even at 12 midnight.
As usual, the boarding process was completed, and the passengers occupied their seats in time. They waited inside the aircraft for two hours without any information. Some of the passengers then complained to Air India Express fight officials. A few of them said that they failed to get a clear response.
When contacted, the Air India officers said that the flight was delayed due to problems relating to the flight. They said that the flight would leave by 1 am.
An airport official confirmed to daijiworld that the flight took off at 1 am, and that the reason for delay was some issue with flight operation.