New Delhi: A Kolkata-bound Air India (AI) flight with more than 100 passengers on board, including five MPs, was delayed for almost two hours in Mumbai on Thursday as the crew that was to fly them was unable to arrive on time from Goa.
Sources said the scheduled departure was at 6.30pm, but AI-774 took off only at 8.15pm. "We were told was that the crew was held up. One passenger was going to visit his ailing father and learnt on board that he had passed away," said a flyer.
AI sources confirmed that the flight was delayed as the crew was unavailable.
02/11/12 Times of India
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Sources said the scheduled departure was at 6.30pm, but AI-774 took off only at 8.15pm. "We were told was that the crew was held up. One passenger was going to visit his ailing father and learnt on board that he had passed away," said a flyer.
AI sources confirmed that the flight was delayed as the crew was unavailable.
02/11/12 Times of India
