Air India Phuket-New Delhi Flight Cancelled: Outrage As 100 Passengers Stranded For 80 Hours-Details

Over 100 passengers who were slated to travel on Air India Phuket-New Delhi flight on November 16, have been stranded at Phuket International Airport in Thailand for more than 80 hours. Several passengers took to social media to express ir outrage even as airline claimed that flight was cancelled due to technical snags.

reported ordeal started at 5.50 pm on November 16, when Phuket-New Delhi Air India flight was initially delayed.

According to passenger posts, after several hours of uncertainty and repeated attempts to resolve issue, flight was eventually cancelled altoger, leaving passengers stuck in Phuket without any clear communication and no proper facilities from airline.

 
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First-hand reports claimed that a replacement aircraft was arranged, and passengers were informed that technical issue h been resolved, assuring m that it would be same flight. However, after approximately two-and-a-half hours of flight, plane h to return to Phuket due to anor technical malfunction. 80 hours later, passengers remained stranded in Phuket, facing ongoing delays and frustration.
 
Social media outrage
Passengers took to social media to express ir frustration, sharing updates about lack of assistance, furr delays, and ongoing uncertainty of when y would be able to return home. People consistently wrote on Twitter, tagging Air India. A response from airline is awaited. 
 
In recent past, Air India has cancelled about 60 flights on high-demand India-US routes during busy winter season. cancellations are due to a shortage of aircraft, as many of its widebody planes are reportedly grounded for maintenance issues.