AI flight grounded for 4 hrs due to technical snag
tnn | Mar 20, 2019, 04:00 IST
Surat: Passengers travelling to Sharjah were stranded at Surat airport for four hours after the aircraft of Air India Express developed a technical snag during take off in the early hours of Tuesday.
Official sources said Air India Express flight, which operates direct flight between Sharjah and Surat, arrived at Surat airport from Sharjah at about 1.10am. In the return journey, the aircraft developed a technical snag at the tarmac and the pilot decided to return. The flight was grounded for almost four hours and it took off at about 5.30am.
A passenger, who was travelling to Sharjah, said, “All passengers had boarded the aircraft and it was ready for departure when the problem in the engine was detected. Attendants in the aircraft asked the passengers to keep seated, while the problem was sorted out.” tnn
Official sources said Air India Express flight, which operates direct flight between Sharjah and Surat, arrived at Surat airport from Sharjah at about 1.10am. In the return journey, the aircraft developed a technical snag at the tarmac and the pilot decided to return. The flight was grounded for almost four hours and it took off at about 5.30am.
A passenger, who was travelling to Sharjah, said, “All passengers had boarded the aircraft and it was ready for departure when the problem in the engine was detected. Attendants in the aircraft asked the passengers to keep seated, while the problem was sorted out.” tnn
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