Snag in Air Indias Delhi-bound flight from Kochi; MP flags security considerations

Air India’s flight AI 504 from Kochi to New Delhi suffered a delay of over an hour on Sunday night time (August 17) as a consequence of a technical snag. The scheduled take-off of the flight at 10.34 p.m. was aborted as a consequence of this.

The matter got here to mild after Ernakulam MP Hibi Eden posted on social media that the plane by which he was travelling with household appeared to have skidded off the runway whereas making an attempt to take off. “Something uncommon with this flight AI 504… it simply felt just like the flight skidded on the runway… and hasn’t taken off but,” he posted on Facebook.

Mr. Eden advised The Hindu {that a} sudden brake was utilized simply because the flight gathered substantial pace to take off. “After an hour, the captain stated that it will take off in 20 minutes. Passengers are nonetheless contained in the flight, and its doorways are saved open,” Mr. Eden stated.

Meanwhile, Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) stated in a press release that the delay in take-off was purely as a consequence of a technical problem, and that the flight would depart quickly from the airport.

“A technical problem brought about an Air India flight certain to Delhi to abort the take-off. AI is rectifying it and knowledgeable CIAL that they’re altering the plane. The anticipated new time of departure is 0100 hrs,” stated CIAL in its assertion.