Australian cricketer David Warner expressed his frustration with Air India after he boarded the plane solely to find that no pilots have been obtainable, leading to hours of ready at Bengaluru airport Saturday.
He brazenly criticised the airline’s choice to board passengers with out guaranteeing pilot availability. “We have boarded a aircraft with no pilots and ready on the aircraft for hours. Why would you board passengers figuring out that you haven’t any pilots for the flight?” Warner took to X to share his expertise, questioning the airline’s decision-making course of.
The delay Warner skilled was attributed to weather-related disruptions affecting the working crew’s schedule. Air India replied to Warner’s X publish stating that difficult climate situations in Bengaluru led to diversions and delays throughout a number of airways. This resulted within the crew being held up on an earlier task, inflicting the delay in departure.
“The crew working your flight was held up on an earlier task affected by these disruptions, which led to a delay in departure. We admire your endurance and thanks for selecting to fly with us,” Air India’s publish on X stated. This incident underlines the challenges airways face in sustaining schedules throughout extreme climate situations.
Bengaluru was dropped at a standstill Saturday as rain lashed the town inflicting waterlogging and site visitors congestion throughout a number of elements. The India Meteorological Division stated Bengaluru metropolis recorded 3.6 mm of rainfall with thunderstorms from 8.30 am to eight.30 pm.
The showers, accompanied by gusty winds, led to incidents of fallen timber and branches in some areas. Additionally they brought on non permanent disruptions in electrical energy provide in elements of the town, whereas hailstorms have been reported in locations like Hosakote in Bengaluru Rural district.
The rains additionally affected flight operations, with at the least 19 flights, together with two of Air India, being diverted to different locations because of the climate situations in Bengaluru.
