Air India Flight To San Francisco Delayed By Over 8 Hours, People Fainted With No AC

New Delhi: San Francisco-bound Air India flight AI 183 was late by over eight hours on Thursday, and “people were made to board the plane and sit without air-conditioning” at Delhi airport.

Several passengers fainted inside the aircraft, passengers claimed on social media. While sharing the ordeal on social media platform X, journalist Shweta Punj claimed that the passengers were made to board the AI183 New Delhi- San Francisco Air India flight and sit without air-conditioning. The airline deplaned the passengers after some fliers fainted on the flight at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport.

“If there is a privatisation story that has failed it is @airindia @DGCAIndia AI 183 flight has been delayed for over 8 hours , passengers were made to board the plane without air conditioning, and then deplaned after some people fainted in the flight.This is inhuman @JM_Scindia,” she said.

However, the airline responded to the passenger, regretting the inconvenience and said that it’s working to provide necessary assistance to the passengers.”Dear Ms. Punj, we truly regret to note the disruptions. Please be rest assured that our team is actively working to address the delay and appreciate your ongoing support and understanding. We are also alerting our team to provide necessary assistance to the passengers,” Air India said, according to Hindustan Times.

Visuals shared by several other passengers on social media show people, including children, sitting on the floor. They appear exhausted.