NEW DELHI: Flyers travelling to Kolkata from IGI had a harrowing time on Monday as they had been allegedly made to take a seat throughout the aircraft without air-conditioning for just about one-and-a half-hours due to a technical snag.
The IndiGo Delhi-Kolkata flight (6E 786) was once scheduled to leave at three.20pm, which finally took off around 5pm.
“There was once no air-conditioning throughout the aircraft, and because we boarded in the afternoon with the sizzling heat outside, sitting within was more and more suffocating,” mentioned a passenger.
“No knowledge was once provided by way of the cabin group for the primary 25 mins and later, we had been advised that the pilot will apprise in regards to the state of affairs after half of an hour,” he mentioned. “There had been just about 180 passengers on board, together with ladies and kids. Children even started to cry due to the heat and suffocation,” he added. The flight was once then taken again to the taxiing bay, but the passengers were not allowed to deboard.
An IndiGo spokesperson mentioned, “A minor defect was once seen by way of the pilot whilst beginning the engine. The maintenance staff was once steered and the defect was once rectified, The aircraft was once cleared to operate with a prolong of 1 hour nine mins.” He added that there was once no fear with the air-conditioning.
The IndiGo Delhi-Kolkata flight (6E 786) was once scheduled to leave at three.20pm, which finally took off around 5pm.
“There was once no air-conditioning throughout the aircraft, and because we boarded in the afternoon with the sizzling heat outside, sitting within was more and more suffocating,” mentioned a passenger.
“No knowledge was once provided by way of the cabin group for the primary 25 mins and later, we had been advised that the pilot will apprise in regards to the state of affairs after half of an hour,” he mentioned. “There had been just about 180 passengers on board, together with ladies and kids. Children even started to cry due to the heat and suffocation,” he added. The flight was once then taken again to the taxiing bay, but the passengers were not allowed to deboard.
An IndiGo spokesperson mentioned, “A minor defect was once seen by way of the pilot whilst beginning the engine. The maintenance staff was once steered and the defect was once rectified, The aircraft was once cleared to operate with a prolong of 1 hour nine mins.” He added that there was once no fear with the air-conditioning.
Delhi: Flyers say made to sit without AC for hrs
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