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30-hour ordeal for 200 Air India passengers

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June 01, 2024

More than 200 passengers of a San Francisco-bound Air India flight faced an ordeal in the national capital due to a delay of over 30 hours caused by a technical glitch, the aircraft’s nonfunctional air conditioning system and payload issues.

30-hour ordeal for 200 Air India passengers

After being rescheduled multiple times since Thursday evening, flight AI 1183 took off from the Delhi airport at around 2155 hours, capping a long wait for the passengers, including aged people and children, sources in the know said.

While there were more than 200 passengers, 21 of them decided to deboard the flight on Friday night, the sources added.

Passengers of a San Francisco-bound Air India flight had a tough time at the Delhi airport on Thursday evening as the departure was delayed for more than six hours due to a technical issue with the aircraft.

The flight AI 183, which was to be operated with a Boeing 777 aircraft and take off at around 1530 hours on Thursday, has been rescheduled and will now take off at 1500 hours on Friday, according to an airline official.

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