New Delhi: In yet another case of Dreamliner trouble, Air India's Delhi-Frankfurt flight on Saturday was cancelled as the Boeing-787 earmarked for the journey developed a snag leaving over 150 passengers stranded here. Several of the brand new aircraft VT-ANM's spoilers — speed retardation devices on the wings that move up and down — became unservicable and the aircraft had to be grounded.
"We are arranging for a replacement Dreamliner and the Frankfurt flight (AI 121 which was to depart at 1pm on Saturday) is now expected to take off on Sunday morning," said a senior official, while wondering how such problems could be affecting a brand new plane. The Delhi airport witnessed stormy scenes on Saturday with passengers protesting the long delay.
Aviation secretary Ashok Lavasa has asked AI to get in touch with other airlines using the Dreamliner and see if they too are facing similar issues. He has directed AI to examine if these are teething troubles with a new plane or something else, marking the first tough stance by the aviation ministry on the troublesome Dreamliner issue.
16/02/14 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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"We are arranging for a replacement Dreamliner and the Frankfurt flight (AI 121 which was to depart at 1pm on Saturday) is now expected to take off on Sunday morning," said a senior official, while wondering how such problems could be affecting a brand new plane. The Delhi airport witnessed stormy scenes on Saturday with passengers protesting the long delay.
Aviation secretary Ashok Lavasa has asked AI to get in touch with other airlines using the Dreamliner and see if they too are facing similar issues. He has directed AI to examine if these are teething troubles with a new plane or something else, marking the first tough stance by the aviation ministry on the troublesome Dreamliner issue.
16/02/14 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
