Air india passengers facing terrible heat in the boarding area at delhi Airport.
Air india flight stuck at delhi airport, passengers fainted due to AC shutdown, flight will take off after 24 hours
Air india Flight Row: Many passengers have shared this incident on social media. They have shared photos of passengers sitting on the ground without AC in the boarding area.
Air india flight stuck at delhi airport, passengers fainted due to AC shutdown, flight will take off after 24 hours
Air india passengers facing terrible heat in the boarding area at delhi Airport.
Air india Flight Row: air India's San Francisco-bound flight AI-183 from delhi will depart at 2.30 pm on friday after a delay of about 24 hours from its scheduled time. Due to the delay of the plane at delhi airport on Thursday, passengers were stuck inside it without air conditioner for about hours, due to which many passengers fell ill due to the terrible heat. After this, the passengers had to sit on the ground in the aerobridge corridor for hours, many photos and videos of which have been shared on social media. Many passengers have criticized air india on social media regarding this, after which air india has apologized for the inconvenience. On the other hand, the government has become strict on the trouble faced by air india passengers. Union Civil Aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has given instructions to take strict action. Aviation regulator DGCA has also sent a notice to air india in this matter and sought a reply.
Passengers started vomiting inside the plane
Let us tell you that delhi is currently facing a severe heatwave. The national capital recorded a temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. In such terrible heat, passengers had to sit at the airport for hours without air conditioner. According to NDTV report, a user named Shweta Punj wrote on x, 'Air india flight number AI 183 is about 8 hours late and people were boarded on the plane, where they had to sit without air conditioner. Due to the heat, many passengers have fainted and some are vomiting. After this, the passengers were made to get down. This is inhuman' Punj tagged Union Aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and further wrote, 'If there is any story of failure of privatization, it is air India.' In this of Punj, many passengers are seen sitting on the ground in the boarding area.
Air india has given this reply
Air India's Boat handle has replied to Shweta Punj's. He wrote, 'Dear Miss Punj, we regret your complaint. Please assure everyone that our team is actively working to deal with this delay and we appreciate your support and understanding. We have also alerted our team to provide necessary help to the passengers.'
Did not get entry back to the lounge due to immigration
Another user abhishek Sharma has also told the plight of passengers on X. He wrote, AI 183 is more than 8 hours late. people boarded the plane, but were kept sitting without AC. After this, when they got down from the plane, they were not allowed to enter the terminal as the immigration process was over. air India's ex-bot handle has written a reply to abhishek similar to the reply given to Punj.
Many videos and photos have come on social media
The passengers of this air india flight have shared many videos and photos on social media, in which people are sitting with children on the floor of the boarding area. Some people have taken off their shoes and are sitting with their legs spread out as if they have become completely desperate due to the heat.
'Passengers were given the option of refund'
An air india official has blamed 'operational issues' for the flight taking off so late. He says that till the time these issues were resolved, the rule of flight duty time came in the way and the flight could not take off. Now the plane has been changed and it will take off for san francisco at 2.30 pm. He said that the passengers were given the option of rescheduling the flight or taking a refund in case of delay.
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