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Kolkata-bound Air India Express flight delayed by 7 hours due to technical snag
An Air India Express flight from Kolkata to Hindon was delayed by seven hours on Sunday due to a technical snag in the originally assigned aircraft. The issue affected Flight IX 1511, which was scheduled to depart from Kolkata Airport at 7:00 am and land at Hindon Airport in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad by 9.20 a statement, an Air India Express spokesperson said, 'Our Kolkata–Hindon flight operated, with a delay, due to a snag on the originally assigned aircraft.' The airline added that passengers were offered complimentary rescheduling or a full refund in case of
However, the exact nature of the fault, which resulted in change of aircrafts, was not immediately delay also had a cascading impact on subsequent operations. The same aircraft was scheduled to operate the Hindon–Goa flight at 10:20 am, reaching Goa by 12:55 pm. However, due to the delayed arrival from Kolkata, the Hindon-Goa service had to be India Express expressed regret for the inconvenience caused to passengers and assured that efforts were made to manage the disruption Air India has warned of possible delays as it begins mandatory one-time safety inspections of its Boeing 787 fleet, as directed by aviation regulator DGCA. The airline said the checks are being conducted on each aircraft upon return to India, prior to being cleared for further intensified inspections come in the wake of the devastating Ahmedabad-London flight crash, which claimed at least 265 lives when the aircraft struck a resident doctors' hostel shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. Only one passenger survived. This incident marks the first fatal crash involving a Boeing 787 since its commercial launch in Watch
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