Air India's Chennai-Delhi Flight Delayed, Passengers Deboarded After An Hour

A passenger said the staff told them that the flight, AI 2836, which was scheduled to take off at 11:20 am, was delayed due to a "technical snag".

Chennai:

An Air India flight from Chennai to Delhi was delayed for nearly five hours on Tuesday, with passengers alleging that they were made to deboard the flight after waiting for an hour on the aircraft.

A passenger said the staff told them that the flight, AI 2836, which was scheduled to take off at 11:20 am, was delayed due to a "technical snag".

The staff was waiting for a part to come from Delhi, the passenger said, adding that there were about 180 flyers on board.

In a post on X, Air India said the flight was "delayed due to operational reasons" and would be departing shortly.

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