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Time of India
10 hours ago
- Time of India
Thai plane stranded in Kol flies out 28 hrs behind schedule
Kolkata: The Thai Lion Air flight stranded in Kolkata with a technical snag since the early hours of Saturday finally took off 28 hours behind schedule on Sunday morning. Of the 130 passengers booked to travel on Saturday, 96 flew out on Sunday, with the rest cancelling their tickets. The Boeing 737-800 aircraft developed an AC problem shortly after it was pushed back for departure. The plane returned to the parking bay. Passengers were accommodated in a hotel. TOI reported engineers arrived on Saturday afternoon. Airport officials said the snag was rectified, and the flight took off for Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport at 6.17 am on Sunday. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata Meanwhile, a Boeing 777-200 LR belonging to Air India that suffered a snag when it stopped at Kolkata airport for refuelling on June 17 is still stranded here. Its 211 flyers were accommodated on other flights. — Subhro Niyogi
India Gazette
16 hours ago
- General
- India Gazette
Thai Lion Air Flight grounded at Kolkata airport with technical fault, departs safely with 96 passengers
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): A Bangkok-bound Thai Lion Air plane, which was temporarily grounded at Kolkata Airport in the early hours of July 5 after encountering a technical issue during taxiing and forcing it to return to the bay, resumed flight operations successfully on Sunday. Flight TLM242 from Don Mueang International Airport, Bangkok, arrived in Kolkata at 01:23 AM IST on July 5, carrying 151 passengers. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, was scheduled to operate the return leg as TLM243. After being cleared for pushback from Stand 60R at 2:35 AM IST, the aircraft reported a technical malfunction and requested to return. It was re-parked at Stand 34 by 2:43 AM IST. The outbound flight was subsequently cancelled, and 130 passengers were deboarded and provided hotel accommodation. Airport authorities noted that the aircraft's extended stay on the apron also caused a 25-minute delay to an incoming Qatar Airways flight due to stand availability issues. Following inspections and technical clearance, the airline resumed services the next day. A rescheduled flight, operating under the call sign SL243D, took off from Kolkata at 6:17 AM IST on July 6, carrying 96 passengers to Bangkok. Earlier on Saturday, Thai Lion, having call sign TLM 242, landed at Kolkata Airport at 0123, with 151 Passengers on board from Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand. The aircraft bearing registration HSLGS took Pushback from 60R at 0235. After taking Pushback, it reported Technical and requested a return to Bay. The flight with Call Sign TLM 243 once again parked at parking stand 34 at 0243. All 130 Passengers were sent to the Hotel. (ANI)
Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
Tech snag grounds flight to Bangkok
Kolkata: Yet another Boeing aircraft, a B 737-800 plane operated by low-cost carrier Thai Lion Air, developed a snag at Kolkata airport on Saturday, leading to the flight's cancellation. The flight from Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, touched down at Kolkata airport with 151 passengers on board at 1.23 am on Saturday. According to schedule, Thailand-bound passengers boarded the flight, and the aircraft was pushed back for departure at 2.35 am. However, complaints about the air-conditioning malfunctioning forced it back to the parking bay. After it returned to the parking stand at 2.43 am, passengers were asked to alight as it was hot and humid in the aircraft. Later, when it became apparent that engineers needed to be flown in from Thailand to fix the issue, the 130 passengers on the flight were accommodated in a hotel. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata Airport officials said engineers from Thailand arrived on Saturday afternoon and that the aircraft would be ready to depart around 2.30 am on Sunday. However, sources said the airline was expecting the flight to depart by 9 am on Sunday. The plane is around 10-years-old and did its first flight on Dec 22, 2015. Two other Boeing aircraft, a B 787-800 Dreamliner and a B 777-200LR operated by Air India, were also stranded at Kolkata airport due to of technical snags. "The problem of the Dreamliner that was grounded on June 29 has been rectified and it flew back to Delhi two days ago. Boeing engineers are flying down to sort the issue with the B 777 aircraft that is grounded since June 17. We expect the aircraft to become operational again only around July 15," an official said.
India Today
a day ago
- India Today
Thai Lion Air's Boeing 737 flight grounded at Kolkata airport after tech snag
A Thai Lion Air flight to Bangkok was grounded at the Kolkata airport in the early hours of Saturday after it developed technical glitches, officials flight with 130 passengers and seven crew on board returned to the parking bay from the runway, they Boeing 737-800 aircraft landed at the Kolkata airport around 1.23 am with 151 passengers on board and was supposed to take off at 2.35 am for Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport (DMK), they However, it developed a flap-related problem, following which it returned to the parking bay after pushback and subsequently, the flight had to be cancelled, they added."Flaps are very important components of an aircraft. The flaps are extended during take off to produce lift for the aircraft. Similarly, they are extended during landing to create drag to slow down the aircraft," Sumanta Roy Choudhury, a retired captain who worked in multiple airlines, told the passengers were provided with hotel accommodation, an airline official aircraft had to be grounded in Kolkata as the company engineer on board could not solve the technical problem, he more engineers will be flown in on Saturday night from the airline's base in Bangkok, and they will help in fixing the problem, he a result of this incident, a Qatar Airways plane from Doha to Kolkata got delayed for parking by 25 minutes, an Airports Authority of India official said.- Ends
Indian Express
2 days ago
- Indian Express
Thai Lion Air plane grounded in Kolkata following technical snag
A Thai Lion Air flight to Bangkok was grounded at the Kolkata airport in the early hours of Saturday after it developed technical glitches, officials said. The flight with 130 passengers and seven crew on board returned to the parking bay from the runway, they said. The Boeing 737-800 aircraft landed at the Kolkata airport around 1.23 am with 151 passengers on board and was supposed to take off at 2.35 am for Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport (DMK), they said. However, it developed a flap-related problem, following which it returned to the parking bay after pushback and subsequently, the flight had to be cancelled, they added. 'Flaps are very important components of an aircraft. The flaps are extended during take off to produce lift for the aircraft. Similarly, they are extended during landing to create drag to slow down the aircraft,' Sumanta Roy Choudhury, a retired captain who worked in multiple airlines, told PTI. All the passengers were provided with hotel accommodation, an airline official said. The aircraft had to be grounded in Kolkata as the company engineer on board could not solve the technical problem, he said. Two more engineers will be flown in on Saturday night from the airline's base in Bangkok, and they will help in fixing the problem, he added. As a result of this incident, a Qatar Airways plane from Doha to Kolkata got delayed for parking by 25 minutes, an Airports Authority of India official said.
