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Jaipur: AI pilot deserts plane on runway, leaves passengers stranded
10 Nov 2017
In a bizarre incident, an Air India pilot scheduled to take off from the Jaipur airport suddenly declared his shift was over and left the plane stranded on the runway.
The incident reportedly happened at around 2:30am yesterday. The Lucknow-Delhi flight had already been delayed by over four hours.
Some of the 48 passengers on board were then sent to Delhi by bus.
What happened?
Details
AI Flight 9I 644, flying from Lucknow to Delhi via Jaipur, was supposed to land in the Rajasthan capital at 9pm, but arrived only at 1:30am.
Smog in Delhi and some technical issues delayed its take-off to 2:30am; it had to wait half an hour at the take-off point itself.
Suddenly the pilot, probably irked, declared his shift was over and left the plane.
What about the passengers?
Fact
Some of the 48 passengers on board were sent to Delhi by bus early morning yesterday. Others were accommodated in a hotel and flown to the capital later. Meanwhile, the aircraft remained standing at the airport till the evening. AI didn't comment on the incident.
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