Air India Mumbai to San Francisco flight delayed, passengers sit inside cabin for six hours

MUMBAI: Passengers of an Air India flight from Mumbai to San Francisco had to sit inside the passenger cabin for about six hours with poor conditioning as the Friday afternoon flight was inordinately delayed.
Flight AI-179 was supposed to depart at 2.25 pm and passengers, which included many senior citizens, had boarded by 3.30 pm, said sources . Passengers took to social media to complain about poor air conditioning and no update on the flight status.

An X (formerly Twitter) user Devang Desai posted: “Passengers are stuck inside flight after reported engine problems.Few passengers decided not to fly. (Air India) Not departing, not giving correct information.”
“A couple of senior citizens fainted in the heat. Some were allowed to deplane,” said sources. The other passengers were finally disembarked at 9 pm. A statement from Air India is awaited.