‘Bird Hit’ Grounds Air India Express Plane in Bangkok; You can fly to Surat on Saturday. Bharat News
New Delhi/Surat: Passengers were forced on two Surat-bound flights on Friday due to technical issues. The affected flights were from Thailand to Surat and a Jaipur -Bangalore -Urat route.Air India Express Surat-Bangkok Friday flight faced a suspected bird arrival when he was about to land at his destination. The Boeing 737max landed safely and was ground there. As a result, the aircraft returning could not operate the Bangkok-Sail flight.Sources in the AI Express said, “There were about 180 passengers who were about to fly to Surat. All the guests were provided by the airline with a hotel residence and gave them options, including reinstatement of any other date or canceling with full refunds.”The airline is blowing engineering support and material on Bangkok flight. The aircraft is expected to land from Bangkok on Saturday afternoon.Surat-based professional Akash Mashruwala, who returned from Bangkok, said, “We were built to sit inside the aircraft, even the ground crew worked to fix a technical problem. After an hour, after an hour, the crew announced that we would have to wait at the departure terminal for a few hours. A replacement flight has been set for Saturday afternoon. ,A similar situation came to light on Air India Express Flight IX-2749, which was going to come from Jaipur to Surat via Bengaluru. A passenger working with a private firm told TOI, “The same aircraft had already reported AC failure on its upcoming legs (ix-2768), but still approved for another journey.”The flight, originally fixed for 11:30 am, was first delayed due to ‘technical mistake’, and later in Jaipur, from 2 pm to 5 pm, a runway closure was postponed by 5 pm. At 5 pm, passengers were informed that the engine of the aircraft needs to be cooled after overheating.He said, “As the cabin had become unbearablely warm and powerful, with infants crying, many travelers demanded a deboard. Initially, the crew protested, but eventually opened gates when the situation worsened,” he said.
