The airline said, “Flight AI500 scheduled to operate from Bhubaneswar to Delhi on August 3 has been cancelled due to a technical issue causing high cabin temperature on ground prior to the departure”
Air India said that its ground staff in Bhubaneswar were assisting affected passengers with alternative travel arrangements. Representational Pic/File
An Air India flight from Bhubaneswar to Delhi was cancelled on Sunday after a technical fault caused excessive cabin temperature before take-off, the airline confirmed, reported the PTI.
In a statement, Air India did not specify the number of passengers on board, the exact timing of the flight, or additional technical details.
However, flight tracking service Flightradar24.com indicated that the flight, AI500, was scheduled to depart at 12:35 pm using an Airbus A321, and land in Delhi by 2:55 pm, as per the PTI.
The airline said, “Flight AI500 scheduled to operate from Bhubaneswar to Delhi on August 3 has been cancelled due to a technical issue causing high cabin temperature on ground prior to the departure,” according to the PTI.
Air India said that its ground staff in Bhubaneswar were assisting affected passengers with alternative travel arrangements, and apologised for the inconvenience.
This is the second incident of an Air India flight confronting a technical glitch in a day.
The incident is the second technical disruption reported by the airline on the same day.
Earlier, flight AI349 from Singapore to Chennai was cancelled due to a maintenance issue identified before departure, requiring additional time for rectification, as per the PTI.
The cancellations come amid growing scrutiny of Air India’s operational safety.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) last week detected around 100 violations and observations related to Air India's training, crew's rest and duty period norms, and airfield qualification, among others, sources had said, the news agency reported.
Of these, as many as seven have been identified as Level-1 violations, which are considered critical safety risks and require immediate corrective action by the air operator, they had said.
An online pan-India survey last month had stated that around 76 per cent of respondents opined that many airlines in India are spending more on publicity than safety. The online survey conducted by LocalCircles revealed that as many as 64 per cent of these respondents had experienced at least one rough flight in the last three years, involving a difficult takeoff, landing, or inflight situation, reported the PTI.
(with PTI inputs)
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