300 AI passengers stranded at Delhi for two days

New Delhi: About 300 Air India passengers have been stranded at Delhi airport for two days now as their Los Angeles-bound flight via Frankfurt developed a technical fault before take-off and the airline could not manage to get spare equipment to repair the aircraft.
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A senior official stated that the passengers had to be stranded as the aircraft suffered some technical snag. The flight, AI-137, scheduled for departure on Saturday, was delayed due to the malfunctioning of its weather radar.
The delay was compounded by the lack of availability of aircraft as Air India’s fleet was “fully deployed”. Efforts to transfer passengers on to other carriers also proved a nought as this is the peak season for westbound travellers and there was no excess capacity.
A relief Boeing 747-400 aircraft, would now be flown in from Mumbai to carry the 290 passengers to their destinations, an official said.
04/09/06 PTI/The Statesman

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