AI flight delayed as passenger oversleeps

Kochi: A Riyadh-bound Air India flight was forced to abort its take off today when a passenger overslept and did not disembark at his destination here.
Mohammed Rafeeq of Malapuram, who had boarded Riyadh- Thiruvananthapuram-Kochi-Riyadh flight in Riyadh, was supposed to have deboard here but overslept and woke up only when the return flight was taxiing.
He immediately alerted the crew, following which the aircraft was brought back to parking bay, airport sources said.The flight took off for Riyadh after a 30-minute delay after the passenger Mohammed Rafeeq disembarked.
05/02/10 Press Trust of India

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