Choked toilets delay AI flight

New Delhi: An aircraft of Air India 'suffered' at the hands of travellers flying on the premium US-India sector on Tuesday when so much trash was dumped into toilets that as many as four of them got choked. As a result, the Wednesday morning Mumbai-Delhi-London-New York flight got delayed by over five hours as the toilets had to be serviced completely.
Unaware of this, passengers started streaming at Mumbai and Delhi airports for the 4 am and 6.45 am departure times from these places. But they had to endure a long wait of about six hours. According to an airline spokesperson, the Boeing 747 was flying on the Chicago-Frankfurt-Mumbai sector on Tuesday.
"The trouble started as napkins, plastic glasses and other waste were flushed in toilets. By the time the plane reached Mumbai, two economy class toilets and one each in the business and first class were completely choked," he said.
A Jumbo has 10 toilets and airlines may decide to seal one of them in case of trouble to ensure that the flight is not delayed. But with as many as four toilets choked, the plane had to spend much more time in Mumbai and the next flight it was to operate got delayed.
17/05/07 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India

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