Thursday, June 09, 2016

Leaky loos strands fliers for over 16 hrs

Mumbai: A Kenya Airways flight was forced to return to Mumbai after its washrooms started leaking midair, stranding over 150 passengers for 16 hours at the airport. The Nairobibound plane, which was already an hour behind schedule, took off at 7:30 am on Tuesday. But after an hour of flying the crew discovered that the three washrooms on the Boeing 737-800 were malfunctioning. The aircraft turned around and landed at Mumbai at 9:15 am. The passengers were finally deplaned at 1:30 pm as the washrooms were repaired. The plane finally took off at 2:05 am on Wednesday.

However not all passengers had the patience to wait. Many decided against flying. "We remained seated in the plane for over six hours. There was no clarity from the crew members and many of us decided to get off," said Bhandup resident Ankit Gupta, who was travelling with his family for a safari tour.
09/06/16 Mumbai Mirror
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