An Air India flight AI-183 from Delhi to San Francisco faced significant delays on Thursday, resulting in passengers being stranded for over 20 hours. The delay, exacerbated by a severe heatwave, left passengers without air conditioning, causing some to faint. The incident, which occurred at Indira Gandhi International Airport, has drawn widespread criticism and highlighted the challenges faced by airlines in managing such situations. Passengers described the experience as 'inhuman' and shared their distress on social media.
Amid the severe heatwave in Delhi, an #AirIndia flight to #SanFrancisco from the Indira Gandhi International (#IGI) airport was delayed for over 20 hours due to multiple reasons. https://t.co/4DRVBD4sjc https://t.co/XVxrAP3yat
'This is inhuman': Air India passengers of AI-183 New Delhi to San Francisco flight share traumatic experience. @airindia https://t.co/3EF1juZ74Z
#BreakingNews | Amid heatwave, passengers allegedly faint after forced to wait at #Delhi Airport without AC as Air India delays takeoff Listen in to what a Passenger's Kin has to say @AnvitSrivastava shares more details with @SakshiLitoriya_ #AirIndia https://t.co/2QczvUnN9I
Amid #heatwave, #passengers allegedly #faint after forced to wait without #AC at #DelhiAirport as #AirIndia #delays takeoff https://t.co/I9uLWfp2b7
Delhi to San Francisco #AirIndia flight delayed by 20 hours; passenger reportedly faints while waiting. @ghazalimohammad with more details. https://t.co/SL4VyyF4Lv
An Air India flight from Delhi to San Francisco was delayed by more than 8 hours on Thursday, claimed passengers. They took to X to share their plight, claiming they had to wait without an air conditioner, causing some people to faint. Read More: https://t.co/MffZE0waw4… https://t.co/Nzxbyj2BbA
Air India Flight 8 Hours Late, People Fainted With No AC, Say Passengers https://t.co/jcywCdPn6L https://t.co/YQe8vMVqXd
Fox's Laura Ingraham says she got stuck on a plane for 8 hours, forcing her to call into her own show to say why she couldn't make it: Fox News host Laura Ingraham says she had to miss her own Fox News show after her United Airlines flight… https://t.co/2IOWPlgShX #ai #ainews