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Time of India
6 days ago
- Time of India
Delay, deboarding test patience of flyers from Pune to Delhi & Kolkata
Pune: Passengers of a SpiceJet's Pune-Delhi flight on Sunday evening remained seated in the aircraft for more than an hour after the first round of taxiing and their aircraft flew nine hours behind its scheduled departure time, while Akasa Air's Kolkata-bound plane's flyers encountered almost three-and-a-half hours' delay on Monday afternoon because of a nauseating stench in the cabin. Over 100 flyers were booked on SpiceJet's Pune-Delhi flight (SG-914) on Sunday, scheduled to fly at 12noon and land in Delhi by 2.20pm. A flyer, requesting anonymity, said he got a message from the airline in the morning that the flight would depart at 5pm. He said the boarding was complete around 5.15pm. After taxiing for a while, the plane stopped. "The aircraft remained at standstill till around 6pm. Then it made a turnaround and headed towards the bay. We remained seated in the plane from 6pm to 7.30pm without any proper information as to what was going on. The cabin crew did not respond to our queries properly and with clarity," the flyer said. You Can Also Check: Pune AQI | Weather in Pune | Bank Holidays in Pune | Public Holidays in Pune Gautam Kumar, another flyer, vented his frustration on X. "Nobody is aware of the actual issue and expected resolution time," he posted. All flyers were deboarded after 7.30pm and taken to the terminal building. "We had to wait for another one-and-a-half hours, during which our security check was conducted. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like This Could Be the Best Time to Trade Gold in 5 Years IC Markets Learn More Undo We boarded the plane again around 9pm. The aircraft took off at 9.20pm and landed in Delhi at 11.15pm," another flyer said. A SpiceJet spokesperson told TOI, "The aircraft had to return to the bay because of a technical issue. Passengers were deplaned after an hour and the flight later departed at 9.05pm. The aircraft's air-conditioning was fully functional. Passengers were served refreshments and were assisted throughout by SpiceJet ground staff." On Monday afternoon, about 200 flyers of Akasa Air's Kolkata-bound flight (QP-1563) were deboarded because of a foul smell in the aircraft. Krishna Agarwal, a flyer, said the flight was supposed to take off from Pune at 1.05pm. "It got delayed and the boarding started at 2.20pm. We felt the nauseating stench just after stepping into the plane. The passengers were deboarded at 2.40pm, following protests," Agarwal said. "We had to complete the security check process all over again and I entered the plane again at 3.20pm. I could still feel the smell. But the cabin crew simply said those who wanted to fly could fly and vice versa. We had no choice," Agarwal said, as the aircraft was taxiing towards the runway. An Akasa Air spokesperson told TOI, "An unpleasant odour was detected in the cabin of an Akasa Air aircraft scheduled to operate flight QP1563 from Pune to Kolkata on July 14 shortly after the boarding was completed. Subsequently, all passengers were deboarded and the aircraft's cabin and cargo hold underwent a thorough cleaning. Our crew members and on-ground teams attended to the passengers and kept them informed during the delay. The flight departed from Pune at 4.32pm."
Time of India
6 days ago
- Time of India
Delay, deboard test patience of flyers from Pune to Delhi & Kolkata
Pune: Passengers of a SpiceJet's Pune-Delhi flight on Sunday evening remained seated in the aircraft for more than an hour after the first round of taxiing and their aircraft flew nine hours behind its scheduled departure time, while Akasa Air's Kolkata-bound plane's flyers encountered almost three-and-a-half hours' delay on Monday afternoon because of a nauseating stench in the cabin. Over 100 flyers were booked on SpiceJet's Pune-Delhi flight (SG-914) on Sunday, scheduled to fly at 12noon and land in Delhi by 2.20pm. A flyer, requesting anonymity, said he got a message from the airline in the morning that the flight would depart at 5pm. He said the boarding was complete around 5.15pm. After taxiing for a while, the plane stopped. "The aircraft remained at standstill till around 6pm. Then it made a turnaround and headed towards the bay. We remained seated in the plane from 6pm to 7.30pm without any proper information as to what was going on. The cabin crew did not respond to our queries properly and with clarity," the flyer said. You Can Also Check: Pune AQI | Weather in Pune | Bank Holidays in Pune | Public Holidays in Pune Gautam Kumar, another flyer, vented his frustration on X. "Nobody is aware of the actual issue and expected resolution time," he posted. All flyers were deboarded after 7.30pm and taken to the terminal building. "We had to wait for another one-and-a-half hours, during which our security check was conducted. We boarded the plane again around 9pm. The aircraft took off at 9.20pm and landed in Delhi at 11.15pm," another flyer said. A SpiceJet spokesperson told TOI, "The aircraft had to return to the bay because of a technical issue. Passengers were deplaned after an hour and the flight later departed at 9.05pm. The aircraft's air-conditioning was fully functional. Passengers were served refreshments and were assisted throughout by SpiceJet ground staff." On Monday afternoon, about 200 flyers of Akasa Air's Kolkata-bound flight (QP-1563) were deboarded because of a foul smell in the aircraft. Krishna Agarwal, a flyer, said the flight was supposed to take off from Pune at 1.05pm. "It got delayed and the boarding started at 2.20pm. We felt the nauseating stench just after stepping into the plane. The passengers were deboarded at 2.40pm, following protests," Agarwal said. "We had to complete the security check process all over again and I entered the plane again at 3.20pm. I could still feel the smell. But the cabin crew simply said those who wanted to fly could fly and vice versa. We had no choice," Agarwal said, as the aircraft was taxiing towards the runway. An Akasa Air spokesperson told TOI, "An unpleasant odour was detected in the cabin of an Akasa Air aircraft scheduled to operate flight QP1563 from Pune to Kolkata on July 14 shortly after the boarding was completed. Subsequently, all passengers were deboarded and the aircraft's cabin and cargo hold underwent a thorough cleaning. Our crew members and on-ground teams attended to the passengers and kept them informed during the delay. The flight departed from Pune at 4.32pm."
India Today
09-07-2025
- General
- India Today
IndiGo flight to Delhi makes emergency landing in Patna after bird hit
A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight from Patna, with 169 passengers on board, had to make an emergency landing after a bird hit. The flight (6E509) landed safely at Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport. Efforts are underway to repair the incident occurred at 8:42 am, right after takeoff at 8:42 am. Pieces of a dead bird was recovered on runway during inspection, the Punjab airport received from the approach control unit that aircraft requested to come back to Patna due to vibration in one engine. Local stand-by declared and aircraft landed safely at 0903 IST on runway 7. All passengers are safe," a statement issued by Patna airport flight will undergo inspection. The airlines will make alternate arrangements for the passengers to send them to their destination, officials said. In a similar incident, an IndiGo flight was aborted just minutes before take off in Bhubaneshwar last month. Kolkata-bound flight 6E 6101 was aborted due to a bird strike while the flight was on the runway, an IndiGo official to sources, the pilot informed Air Traffic Control about some technical snag, after which the take-off was airline later confirmed the incident and said that the flight was aborted following a bird strike on the runway.- EndsInputs from PTIMust Watch
Hindustan Times
27-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
Bomb threat at Delhi airport prompts emergency response, turns out to be a hoax
Jun 27, 2025 01:45 PM IST The Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi received a bomb threat early Thursday morning, which later turned out to be hoax. (File photo) The Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.(Reuters) The threat was received on a paper that a crew member discovered on a flight at 4:42 am. A search operation was subsequently conducted and the Delhi Fire Service declared it a hoax. The threat was received at Terminal 3 of the airport, from where many international flights operate. It had prompted a swift emergency response. Further investigation into determining the source of the threat is underway. Over a week before this, a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight that took off from Kochi made an emergency landing in Nagpur after a bomb threat. The flight had arrived from Muscat and departed for Delhi at 9.31 am carrying 157 passengers and six crew members. A similar bomb threat was received at the Delhi airport in February last year, which also turned out to be a hoax following inspections. Back then, the threat was for a Kolkata-bound flight for Delhi before it took off. In October last year, over 250 flights were affected across India due to hoax bomb threats. (With ANI inputs)
India Today
26-06-2025
- General
- India Today
Bird-hit spike prompts plan to cover Mumbai airport's nearby dumpsites
In the wake of frequent incidents of flights getting affected due to bird hits in the last few days, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has been instructed to immediately begin work on modernising and covering the Versova waste transfer station within the next 15 an effort to reduce the risk posed to air travel due to bird strikes, Maharashtra Minister Ashish Shelar has also directed that scientists, environmental experts and young researchers be invited to suggest innovative solutions and technologies to prevent bird activity around garbage collection and dumping areas near meeting to this effect was convened on June 25 in light of the June 12 plane crash in Ahmedabad, underlining the urgent need to enhance safety protocols at the Mumbai Airport. Notably, the area within a 10-km radius of the Mumbai Airport includes dumping grounds, mangroves and forest land, which attract a large number of birds, thereby posing a threat to air the meeting, BMC officials stated that they currently do not possess any technology to deter birds. However, they are exploring the use of new technologies to manage waste more efficiently, particularly to reduce wastewater, and a proposal in this regard is under active note of that, Shelar emphasised the need to invite scientists, entrepreneurs, young researchers and startups to contribute innovative ideas. To facilitate this, he proposed organising a dedicated hackathon to crowdsource practical and technology-driven solutions to the added that the findings of the hackathon will be discussed with concerned agencies and stakeholders and a report will then be prepared based on these evaluations. He also suggested setting up a State Airport Environment Committee (AEMC) for consultation and guidance on implementing the proposed Minister Shelar emphasised the urgent need to modernise the Versova Waste Transfer Centre, which lies within the airport's funnel zone and spans approximately 2 acres. The modernisation plan should include the construction of a shed cover, installation of an odour control system, and deployment of a mobile compaction unit. He instructed that tenders be issued within the next 15 days and that the work commence without BIRD HITS AGGRAVATE SITUATIONBird strikes on aircraft are on the rise with 20 incidents reported in 2020, 35 in 2021, 36 in 2022, 60 in 2023, and 59 in 2024. As many as three major bird-hit incidents have been reported this past week June 18, a Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight was aborted just minutes before take off in Bhubaneshwar due to a bird strike while the flight was on the days later, an Air India flight from Delhi to Pune was grounded following a bird hit. On June 24, an Air India flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi was cancelled following a suspected bird strike just before landing in the Kerala there has also been a noticeable rise in the number of migratory birds, such as flamingos, in the Thane creek area. Their population has surged from 10,000 in 2015 to 2 lakh in 2024, as per official data, calling for immediate reformatory measures to be taken.- Ends IN THIS STORY#Mumbai
