A strange incident was witnessed on Sunday with Air India flight number AI 601 from Mumbai to Bhuj. Actually this flight was supposed to take off from Mumbai at 6.50 am for Bhuj but even after some hours the flight could not take off from Mumbai. According to information received from sources, absence of crew members is said to be the biggest reason for constant delay in take-off of flights. It is being said that the flight arrived on time but the crew that was supposed to fly with it did not make it to the flight on time. In such a situation passengers did not have to wait for hours for boarding.
According to sources, the display of Air India at Mumbai airport has also been closed due to this reason. According to information, the crew is still awaited. Due to non-arrival of crew members, passengers have to bear the brunt of flight take-off delays. Passengers seem to be greatly disturbed by this delay. It is being said that passengers are asking Air India the reason for the flight delay but there is no response from the airline. A video of passengers boarding this flight at Mumbai airport is also going viral. The video shows passengers queuing up to board the flight but no one is letting them go.
Another such incident took place in a Mumbai-Doha Indigo flight
The flight was canceled after a 6-hour delay, with 200-300 passengers on board waiting to take off; The passenger said- no water was found either
An IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Doha, Qatar was canceled at 10 am on Sunday (September 15) after being delayed by almost 6 hours. Flight 6E 1303 was scheduled to take off at 3.55 am. Passengers boarded the plane, but the flight remained on the runway for hours. According to NDTV, 200 to 300 people were on board the flight. Passengers waited for about 5 hours for the flight to take off. They were not allowed to disembark because immigration was closed. One passenger claimed that he did not even get water or food during this period.
When the passengers became angry, the crew members let them off the flight and took them to the immigration waiting area. IndiGo said the flight was canceled due to a technical glitch.
Indigo said – booking hotels for passengers
The airline responded to the user's post on X and apologized for the flight delay.
The airline said in its statement that there was a technical fault in the plane. Tried to take off once or twice, but without success. That is why we have canceled the flight. Re-booking is being done for the next flight. At the airport, our team provided food and drinks to the passengers and assisted in every need. Hotels are being booked for passengers.
The Mumbai-Bhuj flight was also delayed due to non-arrival of crew members Air India flight number AI 601 from Mumbai to Bhuj was also delayed at Mumbai airport on Sunday. The flight was scheduled to take off from Mumbai to Bhuj at 6:50 am. The flight arrived on time, but the crew that was supposed to fly did not. In such a situation, passengers had to wait for hours for boarding.
SpiceJet passengers create ruckus at Delhi airport Earlier on Saturday (September 14), the passengers of Spice Jet created a ruckus at the Delhi airport. The Spice Jet flight from Delhi to Darbhanga was canceled just 5 minutes before boarding.
After the airline's announcement, passengers waiting for boarding in front of Gate No. 62 at Delhi Airport Terminal 3 created a ruckus. Some passengers have alleged that the airline has been continuously canceling flights on the Delhi-Darbhanga route for the past few months. The airline has not yet issued any statement on the matter.
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