Kolkata: President Pratibha Patil's flight to Pune was delayed here Wednesday after the pilot detected a technical problem in the cockpit panel, with the nation's first citizen on board, officials said.
The pilot noticed the problem minutes before the take off for Pune at 10.20 a.m., according to an airport source.
The aircraft was taxied back to the tarmac and senior airport officials and Indian Air Force staff rushed and carried out thorough checking before giving the nod for it to fly, the source said.
Patil remained seated in the plane while it was undergoing checks.
30/11/11 IANS/Daijiworld.com
