Passengers postpone travel as AI cancels flight to Delhi

Though the two-day long strike by Air India employees was called off in the evening on Wednesday,passengers who wanted to fly to Delhi from Pune...

Though the two-day long strike by Air India employees was called off in the evening on Wednesday,passengers who wanted to fly to Delhi from Pune had to either postpone their plans or make alternative arrangements to reach Delhi,as the Pune-Delhi flight that takes off in the evening was cancelled.

The other Air India flight that goes to Hyderabad and then to Bangalore,flew only up to Hyderabad. The Air India Express flight from Mumbai to Dubai via Pune flew its regular journey. The Pune-Delhi flight leaves Pune at 6.40 pm,while the Pune-Bangalore flight takes off at 3.20 pm and the Pune-Dubai flight at 4 pm.

The Air India counter at the Lohegaon International Airport bore a notice announcing the cancellation of the Pune-Delhi flight and the passengers inconvenience was regretted.

In all,there were three flights from Pune including the Pune-Delhi,Pune-Hyderabad-Bangalore and the Pune-Dubai international flight. Of these,the Pune-Delhi flight was cancelled and we informed the passengers about this. There were passengers who wanted to reclaim their ticket amount,while some wanted their Delhi plan postponed. We made arrangements for both, Dhairyashil Vandekar,Air India station

manager told .

The IC-918 flight,which flies up to Bangalore via Hyderabad,only flew up to Hyderbad and the Pune-Dubai flight went as per the schedule, Vandekar added.

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