Day 4: Flight from Ludhiana fails to take off

The much-hyped Ludhiana-New Delhi flight services deserted its passengers for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday after it was cancelled due to a technical snag.
Sahnewal Airport Director VK Jain said, “We had to cancel the flight. The visibility was okay today and we were expecting a flight but the Air India officials said there would be no flight today due to a technical snag,” he added.
Since Thursday, the flight services have taken a hit either due to poor visibility or pollution. On Friday, the flight was cancelled due to duststorm while on Thursday, this flight had to be diverted to Chandigarh due to poor visibility and strong winds at the Sahnewal airport. The passengers were ferried to Ludhiana by taxis arranged by the Air India. On Saturday, the passengers were told at the airport that there would be no flight.
The New Delhi-Ludhiana flight that was started on May 13.
31/05/10 Amrita Chaudhry/Indian Express

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Categories: Airports Jun 2010