Mumbai-Dubai Air India Flight Delayed For Five Hours, Passengers Remain Confined To Cabin Without Air-Conditioning
Date
1/26/2025 10:13:27 AM
(MENAFN- Live Mint) A Dubai-bound Air India flight – AI909 – was delayed for five hours on Sunday - with passengers confined within the 'suffocating' cabin without air conditioning, reported financial Express.
Originally scheduled to depart from Mumbai at 8.25 AM local time (IST) and was expected to arrive in Dubai at 10:15 AM local time (GST).
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airlines But due to the technical issues with Air India 787-8, the flight was delayed significantly and took off from Mumbai at 5.10 PM IST and landed safely in Dubai at 6.29 PM GST, according to the data from FlightRadar24, quoted by FE.
With the temperature inside the cabin soared, several passengers began to feel suffocated and a few reportedly struggling to breathe due to the lack of air conditioning.
Amid the growing distress, passengers complained that the airline's crew did not offer any immediate relief. When passengers themselves insisted on deboarding, the crew opened the gates to allow people to disembark, the report said.
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Air India has yet to release an official statement regarding the incident, but it is expected to face mounting pressure to address the situation and reassure the public about its commitment to passenger welfare and safety.
Similar case:
A few days ago, a similar incident took place with private airliner IndiGo , which faced the heat over the handling of a delayed flight after a Kolkata-based passenger took to LinkedIn to express his disappointment, reported Hindustan Times. He even called the crew 'extremely uncooperative and rude'.
According to the report, the passenger, Ritham Bhattacharjee, also shared a video of a heated exchange with the cabin crew and described service as 'appalling'. Bhattacharjee also criticised the staff's unprofessional behaviour.
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