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India Today
20-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Ex-RJD MLA shares video of distressed Air India passengers after AC malfunction
Former Rashtriya Janata Dal MLA Rishi Mishra shared a video from inside an Air India flight, saying that passengers on board the flight from Delhi to Patna faced severe discomfort on Sunday after being left inside the aircraft without air-conditioning for nearly three hours at Delhi a day when Delhi's temperature touched 41.1C, well above the usual seasonal average, those on board Air India flight AI2521 complained of being made to wait inside the plane without any who was on the flight, posted the video on his Facebook account from inside the aircraft, where he could be seen visibly sweating. 'Today is May 18, and it is 4 pm. We have been inside the plane for an hour without air conditioning. You can see how much we are sweating. Children are affected, many people are affected, but there is no one to look into this matter,' he passengers were seen using in-flight safety cards and magazines as makeshift fans in an attempt to cope with the the video here:Bipin Jha, Mishra's brother-in-law and a practising surgeon, raised the issue in a post on X. 'Air condition did not work and hundreds of passengers were on board in this scorching heat for 3 hours! My brother-in-law, who is a politician and ex-MLA, became unwell! Can you fix this for the future please,' he wrote, tagging the response, Air India cited operational reasons for the delay and said its ground team had been instructed to offer assistance. 'Dear Mr. Jha, thank you for bringing this to our attention. The flight has been delayed due to operational reasons. Please rest assured, our team has been notified to provide real-time assistance. Hope for your kind understanding,' the airline a Gurugram-based man travelling from Delhi to Bhubaneswar on an Air India Express flight raised similar concerns online, sharing pictures after the aircraft's air-conditioning allegedly failed mid-air.
NDTV
18-05-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
Video: No AC Inside Air India Plane In Delhi, Passenger Shares Ordeal
New Delhi: Passengers of an Air India flight at Delhi airport have complained they were made to sit inside the aircraft without air-conditioning on Sunday. The flight was scheduled to travel to Patna. Air India in a response to a post on X said operational reasons caused the delay and it told its team to give real-time assistance. Delhi's daytime temperature on Sunday was 41.1 degree Celsius, slightly above the seasonal average, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. One of the passengers of the Air India flight, Rashtriya Janata Dal MLA Rishi Mishra, posted a video on social media explaining the situation. "This is an Air India flight to Patna. Today is May 18, and it is 4 pm. We are inside the plane for an hour without air-conditioning. You can see how much we are sweating. Children are affected, many people are affected, but there is no one to look into this matter," Mr Mishra, sweat running down his forehead, said in the video he shared from inside the aircraft. Passengers were seen using inflight reading material as hand fans. The MLA's brother-in-law and surgeon, Dr Bipin Jha, contacted Air India on X and posted, "Regarding AI2521 Delhi to Patna flight ! Air condition did not work and hundreds of passengers were on board in this scorching heat for 3 hours ! My brother in law who is a politician and EX MLA became unwell ! Can you fix this for the future please." Air India replied to him: "Dear Mr. Jha, thank you for bringing this to our attention. The flight has been delayed due to operational reasons. Please rest assured, our team has been notified to provide real time assistance. Hope for your kind understanding." @airindia regarding AI2521 Delhi to Patna flight ! Air condition did not work and hundreds of passengers were on board in this scorching heat for 3 hours ! My brother in law who is a politician and EX MLA became unwell ! Can you fix this for the future please ! — Dr Bipin Jha🇮🇳 (@bipin_dr2009) May 18, 2025 Sources said the plane's AC had malfunctioned. They said Air India would send the passengers to Patna in another flight within half-an-hour.
Yahoo
16-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Families heartbreak after deadly Dehli railway station crush
On Sunday morning, the New Delhi Railway Station in India's capital looked much like it always does; bustling, with its many platforms full of eager, impatient passengers waiting to catch their trains. But on Saturday night, a deadly crush - reportedly caused by overcrowding - killed at least 18 people and left several injured. According to officials, two trains had been delayed at the station, while a third - heading to Prayagraj city where the massive Hindu religious festival, Kumbh Mela, is being held - was waiting to depart as people pushed against each other. The crush occurred after "a passenger slipped and fell on the stairs", a spokesperson for Indian Railways said. Opposition leaders have criticised the government, alleging that Indian Railways did not make adequate arrangements to manage crowds at the station. An investigation has been launched, and authorities have announced compensation for the victims. When asked by the BBC about safety and security at the station, Pankaj Gangwar, Principal Chief Security Commissioner of Northern Railway, said "let the investigation be completed first". Crushes like these are not unheard of in India, where there is frequent overcrowding at religious events, festivals and public spaces. Last month, 30 people were killed and dozens injured in a crush at the Kumbh Mela. Crowds at the railway station were also not unexpected - trains are by far the cheapest long-distance mode of transport in India and it is common for the number of passengers to far exceed the capacity of trains. Eyewitnesses and the families of victims have been recounting their ordeal. Many of them were angry at authorities and police officials at the railway station, who they say did not act in time. Some eyewitnesses said the crush was not limited to one place but took place on the overhead bridge, staircases and platforms. Bipin Jha was at the station to meet his wife Mamta, who was arriving on a train. She died in the crush. "I met her at the platform and we were walking on the footbridge overhead when she was trapped in the crush. She died in front of my eyes. I will live my life with the guilt of not saving her," he says. "We were on the stairs, suddenly we felt a push from behind. We fell, along with many others, and were trapped under bodies. I was barely breathing," said Seema, whose sister-in law Pinky Devi died on the staircase. Usha Devi, who was travelling to the eastern state of Bihar for her nephew's wedding, said chaos erupted the moment she reached the platform. "Many people fell. Everywhere, there were scattered belongings, food items and clothes. I was on the verge of fainting. So many people were collapsing. The crowd was so dense that we couldn't board our train." Umesh Giri's wife Shilam Devi was among the victims. "The crowd became uncontrollable," he told BBC Hindi while waiting outside the mortuary at Delhi's Maulana Azad Medical College. "I saw several bodies already lying there. People were colliding with each other, and others started falling over them," said Mr Giri, who was also injured. He added that help took time to arrive and that he pleaded with officers for help. Senior police and railway officials at the scene did not respond to the BBC's request for comment. Most of the victims were taken to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital in New Delhi, where police and paramilitary forces were deployed, and railway authorities had set up a help desk to assist families. Journalists were not allowed to enter the hospital on Saturday. Relatives of victims shared their grief with reporters waiting outside, while also expressing anger at the facilities in the hospital. "Multiple people were crammed onto a single bed," alleged Shobha, the sister-in-law of Shilam Devi. Others coming out of the hospital also confirmed this. Hospital authorities did not respond to the BBC's request for comment. At Lady Hardinge Hospital, the grieving family of Riya, 7, completed the paperwork so they could receive her body. "No child deserves to die like this", her uncle Vivek said, wiping away tears. Families mourn loved ones who died in Kumbh Mela crush
