AI flight delayed after passenger found with match-box

New Delhi: A Bangkok-bound Air India flight from here was today delayed by about three hours after a person allegedly boarded the plane carrying a match-box and all passengers had to undergo the security check once again.
"The incident happened around 2 pm, when Air India flight IC 853 with 117 passengers and six crew members was ready to fly. A lady passenger allegedly spotted a co-passenger possessing a match-box and lighting a cigarette," an airline official said.
She informed the cabin crew, who in turn alerted the pilot. The pilot, following the safety procedure, asked all the passengers to undergo security check once again, he said.
20/01/10 Press Trust of India

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