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NEW DELHI: A New York-Delhi nonstop is a 14-15 hour-ride however practically 300 passengers who left New York Sunday morning (India time) on American Airways flight AA 292 have been cooling their heels in London since Monday afternoon (IST) after the combat needed to be diverted to Heathrow as a consequence of a medical emergency on board. Now they’re anticipated to take off from there for Delhi on Wednesday.
American Airways has permission to function scheduled companies between India and the US. Due to this fact, working this Boeing 777 from London to Delhi required particular permission. It’s attainable until the nod got here, the stranded passengers have been knowledgeable that they could must fly again to New York after which head from there to Delhi.
Whereas that want didn’t come up because the Indian Directorate Normal of Civil Aviation (DGCA) allowed this American plane to fly from London to Delhi as a non-scheduled (constitution) operation with a unique flight quantity AA 295, the identical is prone to function on Wednesday (June 1) because the airline arranges for crew to do the identical. This implies the 300 passengers who had left New York on Might 30 will attain Delhi two days afterward June 1 (IST) as an alternative of what was to be a 15-hour journey. A DGCA official stated AA 295 “received cancelled as a consequence of crew obligation time limitations”.
In a press release, American Airways stated: “On Sunday, American Airways flight 292 from New York (JFK) to Delhi (DEL) diverted to London Heathrow (LHR) as a consequence of a medical emergency on board. The flight was unable to proceed as a consequence of crew relaxation necessities and is at present awaiting approval from numerous governmental authorities as wanted to re-depart to Delhi.”
AA 292 took off from JFK at 9.19 pm on Might 29 (New York time), which is 6.49 am IST on Might 30. An Indian passenger onboard the flight reportedly took sick when the plane was flying over Europe. Attributable to this medical emergency the crew determined to move to London Heathrow the place they landed at 2.23 pm on Might 30 (IST).
American Airways has permission to function scheduled companies between India and the US. Due to this fact, working this Boeing 777 from London to Delhi required particular permission. It’s attainable until the nod got here, the stranded passengers have been knowledgeable that they could must fly again to New York after which head from there to Delhi.
Whereas that want didn’t come up because the Indian Directorate Normal of Civil Aviation (DGCA) allowed this American plane to fly from London to Delhi as a non-scheduled (constitution) operation with a unique flight quantity AA 295, the identical is prone to function on Wednesday (June 1) because the airline arranges for crew to do the identical. This implies the 300 passengers who had left New York on Might 30 will attain Delhi two days afterward June 1 (IST) as an alternative of what was to be a 15-hour journey. A DGCA official stated AA 295 “received cancelled as a consequence of crew obligation time limitations”.
In a press release, American Airways stated: “On Sunday, American Airways flight 292 from New York (JFK) to Delhi (DEL) diverted to London Heathrow (LHR) as a consequence of a medical emergency on board. The flight was unable to proceed as a consequence of crew relaxation necessities and is at present awaiting approval from numerous governmental authorities as wanted to re-depart to Delhi.”
AA 292 took off from JFK at 9.19 pm on Might 29 (New York time), which is 6.49 am IST on Might 30. An Indian passenger onboard the flight reportedly took sick when the plane was flying over Europe. Attributable to this medical emergency the crew determined to move to London Heathrow the place they landed at 2.23 pm on Might 30 (IST).
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