Chennai: The air was rife with anticipation at the Chennai airport. Security staff, loaders, Airports Authority of India staff and Air India workers rubbed shoulders with officers from other airlines on the tarmac, by 9 am. And no, it had nothing to do with the fact that it was Vinayagar Chaturthi. Air India’s much talked about Boeing B787 Dreamliner was due to complete its first commercial flight by landing in the city. A little after 9.30 am, the hum of the large 256-seater plane was barely audible over the titter of voices that were waiting for its arrival. Surprisingly, the plane touched down swiftly and without too much ado and a little ahead of schedule.
Quite a few airport workers were a little miffed at having missed the landing of the ‘most advanced plane in the world’ and the water-spray salute that was accorded to it. “They said that it was landing only at 9.45 am so we were relaxed. Suddenly, security staff began getting word over the walkie-talkies that the plane had landed early, so we rushed over,” said an AAI official.
20/09/12 Daniel Thimmayya/IBN Live
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Quite a few airport workers were a little miffed at having missed the landing of the ‘most advanced plane in the world’ and the water-spray salute that was accorded to it. “They said that it was landing only at 9.45 am so we were relaxed. Suddenly, security staff began getting word over the walkie-talkies that the plane had landed early, so we rushed over,” said an AAI official.
20/09/12 Daniel Thimmayya/IBN Live
