Passengers aboard Delhi-bound Air India had a trying time today due to cancellation of the flight on account of technical snag. Air India flight AI-635 with 58 passengers on board, soon after landing at Indore airport from Mumbai at 6.30 am today, was declared unfit for further take-off due to technical snag.
The flight was supposed to take off from Indore airport at 7.30 am. However, due to technical snag, the Air Indian management announced cancellation of this flight.
As a result of this, all the 58 passengers on board had to got down from the flight. The agitated passengers unable to go to Delhi on scheduled time, created scene at the airport.
It was only after repairing of the technical snag in the flight engine that Air India flight finally left for Delhi at 12 pm.
Indore MP Sumitra Mahajan who was supposed to visit Delhi from this flight, had to catch another flight of Indigo Airlines at 10.30 am.
Airport sources informed that the flight was ready for take off at its scheduled time at 7.30 am. However, the flight could not take off despite efforts made by its pilot.
Engineers of the Airport Authority of India also tried to rectify the technical snag in the flight but it could not take off. Finally, Air India management announced cancellation of the flight, much to the discomfort of the passengers.
Airport director RN Shinde later informed that technical snag in the flight’s engine had been identified and the same were rectified by accessories brought in by another flight from Hyderabad.
He said the airport management had taken necessary steps to avoid inconveniences for the passengers before the flight took off at 12 pm.