CISF halts crammed plane at takeoff

Kolkata: A Delhi-bound Air Deccan flight attempted to take off from Patna airport with six excess passengers on board before being grounded by securitymen at the last minute on Thursday.
Blatantly violating the basic air safety norm on aircraft weight, the cabin crew of Air Deccan flight DN 727 tried to adjust the six adults - four men and two women - by asking parents to carry children on the lap.
"The cabin staff managed to convince four sets of parents but others refused to comply. The aircraft, scheduled to take off at 7.30 pm, has been stranded for over an hour due to the chaos,"passenger Mriganko Tripathy told TOI over phone from the aircraft on Thursday evening.
Alerted about the incident, AAI regional executive director S P S Baxi reacted with disbelief. His phone call to Patna airport manager led to the Central Industrial Security Force intervention.
09/03/07 Subhro Niyogi/Times of India

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Categories: Air Deccan Mar 2007, Safety Mar 2007