Air India Gets Show-Cause Notice From Aviation Ministry After 20-Hour Flight Delay
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The flight was delayed "due to the operational reasons" and by the time the issue was resolved, flight duty time limitations kicked in, Air India sources told NDTV.
Air India was issued a notice by the Aviation Ministry after a 20-hour delay on a Delhi-San Francisco flight. Visuals from Delhi airport showed passengers of the flight lying down along an aerobridge corridor and many complained about fainting inside the plane without air-conditioning.
The flight was delayed "due to the operational reasons" and by the time the issue was resolved, flight duty time limitations kicked in, Air India sources told NDTV.
The airlines has been asked to explain why arrangements were not made to lessen the misery of the passengers in Delhi, which has been recording temperatures of nearly 50 degrees Celsius.
