Jaipur: Fog delaying flights is nothing new. But when a flight gets 'fogged' out and the pilot's flying hours are over, passengers are at the receiving end, more so when the airline authoriites do not provide a standby pilot and crew.
At least 124 passengers were stranded at Jaipur airport for 15 hours and were literally taken for a ride by Air Arabia when the pilot who was supposed to take off for Sharjah allegedly refused to fly stating that his duty hours were over! The flight which was supposed to take off at 4.10 am on Thursday finally took off at 7.20 pm when the airline arrange for a standby pilot and crew.
The drama began around 3.30am when the Sharjah-Jaipur flight which was supposed to land here had to be diverted to Ahmedabad due to dense fog. It later arrived here at 11.20am.
Read News in full 17/01/14 Times of India
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