New Delhi: As many as 298 passengers of Air India's flight to New York via London have been stranded in New Delhi since morning as the crew of their flight refused to take off, saying their duty hours are over.
Passengers of AI-111, the Delhi-London-New York flight which was scheduled to leave at 7:20 am on Wednesday morning from New Delhi, were left waiting at the airport for hours following a delay in the flight and the crew's refusal.
"We are trying to get the crew fly in from Mumbai to take the flight," Air India spokesperson S Chandra Kumar said.
"The flight is getting delayed also because of restrictions at London airport, which does not allow the flights to land after 6 pm. So we have to take care of that also," he said.
The flight which was to take off in the morning was delayed as three passengers had to disembark and their baggage removed from the aircraft. This involved considerable delay, sources said.
"The passengers are at the airport as they could not be accommodated in hotels which are running full," the spokesman said.
"The passenger going to London will be accommodated in other flights of Air India and other airlines, while the passengers bound for New York will board a direct flight," Kumar said.
The passengers will now be accommodated in an another flight which is scheduled to take off at 12:00 am on Thursday morning.
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