Air India Pilot Refuses to Fly Plane After Emergency Landing in Jaipur, Passengers Stranded for 3 Hours – News18

A pilot of a London-Delhi Air India flight refused to fly the plane after making an emergency landing in Jaipur because of bad weather conditions on Sunday. Around 350 passengers were stranded at the Jaipur airport for about three hours due to the pilot’s refusal to fly the plane.

The passengers had to ultimately seek other arrangements to reach Delhi from Jaipur.

According to an India Today report, Air India flight A-112, originally scheduled to reach Delhi at 4:00 am on Sunday, was diverted to Jaipur due to bad weather conditions at the Delhi airport.

Around two hours after making the emergency landing, the London-bound flight received clearance to resume its journey to Delhi from the Delhi Air Traffic Control (ATC). The pilot, however, refused to fly the plane and disembarked citing duty time limitations and duty hours.

Consequently, about 350 passengers, who were stranded at the airport, were asked to look for alternative arrangements to reach Delhi. While some took the road others flew on the same flight to Delhi after a replacement crew was arranged.