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MP Sule’s 3-Hour Flight Delay Prompts Minister Intervention as Air India Faces Scrutiny

The delay on Sule’s Delhi-Pune flight occurred during the airline’s grounding of Dreamliners for inspections after last week’s deadly Ahmedabad crash.

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NCP(SP) leader Supriya Sule said that the Air India flight was delayed by more than 3 hours without any clear communication.

Overview

  • Supriya Sule’s Delhi-Pune flight AI2971 was delayed by over three hours on June 17 and she decried the airline’s “very bad” service and routine mismanagement.
  • Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu intervened within the hour, instructing airline and airport authorities to urgently assist all affected passengers.
  • Last week’s crash of flight AI171 in Ahmedabad killed 241 people and left only one survivor.
  • Air India grounded its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet for extensive safety inspections, a move that has exacerbated cancellations and delays.
  • The carrier also cancelled its London and Paris services this week and faced a technical glitch that forced deplaning on a San Francisco-Mumbai route.