Air India mentioned that its Delhi-bound flight from Bhubaneswar was cancelled as a consequence of “excessive temperature” contained in the cabin of the plane. That is the second Air India flight that was cancelled within the day.
An Air India flight, which was scheduled to journey from Bhubaneswar to Delhi, was cancelled as a consequence of “excessive temperature” contained in the cabin of the plane, mentioned officers on Sunday. That is the second Air India flight that has been cancelled within the day following a technical glitch.
“Flight AI500 scheduled to function from Bhubaneswar to Delhi on 3 August has been cancelled as a consequence of a technical problem inflicting excessive cabin temperature on floor previous to the departure,” mentioned the airline in an announcement. “Our airport staff in Bhubaneswar is helping the impacted passengers with different preparations to fly them to their vacation spot Delhi. We remorse the inconvenience triggered.”
Air India, nonetheless, didn’t present particulars concerning the passengers.
Singapore-Chennai Air India flight cancelled
Earlier within the day, one other Air India flight, which was scheduled to fly from Singapore to Chennai, was cancelled as a consequence of a technical glitch. The flight AI349 was to be operated with an Airbus A321.
In an announcement, the airline mentioned the flight was cancelled as a consequence of a upkeep process recognized earlier than departure, which required extra time for rectification. It additional mentioned that its floor workers in Singapore have been making an attempt their greatest to supply all vital help to the passengers.
“Preparations are being made to fly the passengers to Chennai on the earliest. Resort lodging is being supplied, and full refunds on cancellation, or complimentary rescheduling can be being provided to passengers primarily based on their desire,” the Air India had mentioned.
A number of Air India flights cancelled final month
Final month, a number of Air India flights have been cancelled as a consequence of technical glitches. On July 25, an Air India flight from Jaipur to Mumbai was compelled to return to the airport simply 18 minutes after takeoff as a consequence of a technical glitch. Earlier than this, one other Air India Specific flight from Calicut to Doha was compelled to return as a consequence of a technical snag.
Equally, one other Air India Specific flight from Delhi to Mumbai was cancelled as a consequence of a technical snag. As per the central authorities knowledgeable the Parliament, airways reported 183 glitches until July 21 this 12 months, in comparison with 421 technical snags in 2024.