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New Indian Express
3 days ago
- New Indian Express
Technical issue with toilets grounds Delhi-Pune Air India flight; 134 passengers delayed by over four hours
NEW DELHI: For the third time in the last five months, lavatory-related issues pose a problem for Air India passengers. A flight carrying 134 passengers from Delhi to Pune on Tuesday could not take off from Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) due to a technical issue with the toilets and an alternate flight was arranged for passengers after four hours. Passengers were seated inside flight AI 2982, an Airbus 321 Neo model, for 75 minutes before being finally asked to deboard. They were accommodated in another aircraft after going through security checks again, it is understood. Sources told that it was not a case of clogged toilets. "The waste tank in the flight which is a common one for all the toilets needs to be emptied before departure. Though engineers were trying their best, it was not getting emptied due to some technical issue. This is a narrow body flight with just four toilets. These are machines and such glitches can happen," a source said. Meanwhile, boarding of passengers had started. "Since it was taking some time to rectify the technical fault, passengers were deboarded and put on another aircraft. It was not a major issue as within a short time the tank got emptied and the aircraft was used for subsequent flights," another source said.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Time of India
Clogged toilets delay Air India's Delhi-Pune flight by fiver hours, flyers remain seated in plane for two hours
Pune: Clogged toilets delayed Air India's Delhi-Pune flight by almost five hours on Tuesday afternoon, compelling over 150 passengers to spend almost two hours sitting in the aircraft before deboarding and getting into another plane after going through the formalities, including security check, all over again. The flight (AI-2982) was scheduled to take off from Delhi at 1.05pm and land in Pune at 3.20pm. The substitute plane finally flew at 5.40pm and landed in Pune around 8pm. An Air India spokesperson told TOI, "Flight AI2982, operating from Delhi to Pune, was delayed because of a maintenance task identified prior to departure. It required additional time for rectification. Our ground colleagues in Delhi airport extended support to the passengers to minimise the inconvenience caused because of this unforeseen delay. Arrangements were made to fly the passengers to their destination at the earliest. " You Can Also Check: Pune AQI | Weather in Pune | Bank Holidays in Pune | Public Holidays in Pune Akhill Gupta, flying with one of his colleagues on the Air India plane, told TOI that initially the flight was on time and the boarding was completed by 12.30pm. "Around 1.15pm, the captain of the flight announced that there was a technical problem in the toilets. Apparently, the sewage wasn't getting cleared, and it would take around 10-15 minutes to address the problem," Gupta said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Stylish New Mobility Scooters Available for Seniors (Prices May Surprise You) Mobility Scooter | Search Ads Search Now Undo He said all flyers, including him, thought that it was a minor issue. "Some passengers started questioning the crew when there was no update even after 2pm. The cabin crew just said that the 'work was on'. An announcement was made at 2.20pm that the problem in the toilets persisted and we would be deboarded," Gupta said. He said all the passengers were then taken back to the terminal building. "The airline's staffers said another aircraft would be arranged for us and leave for Pune at 4.40pm. We had to go through the processes, including the security check, all over again. When all passengers came near the boarding gate, the airline's ground staffers announced the start of boarding. After we queued up, we were told that there would be some delay again," Gupta said. The airline's employees told passengers that since the flight had come from Doha, the catering items had to be brought out of the aircraft and fresh items had to be loaded. "We requested the cabin crew that since refreshments had been served because of the delay, they should skip the catering. But the request was turned down," Gupta said.
