AI DEL-CCU bird grounded because of some stowaway rats
Aug 6, 2014, 10:35 am
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AI DEL-CCU bird grounded because of some stowaway rats
Aug 6, 2014, 11:34 am
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From rats to mosquitoes to insects to ... name it ... have seen it on AI planes in India.
Aug 6, 2014, 12:26 pm
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I am sure a passenger must have started jumping and they had to ground the aircraft, otherwise I have seen a rat before in AI Plane, Its like Indian rail, you ignore it !
Aug 6, 2014, 9:03 pm
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From what I understand, the catering company was traced as the source of the rat menace. Their trucks were not properly fumigated as per regulations. The airline has levied a large fine in addition to costs incurred in cleanup. The same caterer, ironically one of the better names in the business, had goofed up similarly with a European carrier in BOM. That airlines PR however works better so the story barely got out!
Air India pulled the A321 out of service and sent it to a remote bay for fumigation. An all-economy A320 fresh out of D-check was sent as a substitute. Caused some problems due to full loads in both J and Y.
Air India pulled the A321 out of service and sent it to a remote bay for fumigation. An all-economy A320 fresh out of D-check was sent as a substitute. Caused some problems due to full loads in both J and Y.
Aug 6, 2014, 9:07 pm
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This sort of thing happens in every carrier around the world and Airlines should be competent to handle the fallout.
The PR people at Air India just dont get the game! Samosa-Chai just doesnt work with today's journalists! Contrast that with how the professionals doing Indigo PR handle things - they know how to wine-dine journos and get their stories out!
The PR people at Air India just dont get the game! Samosa-Chai just doesnt work with today's journalists! Contrast that with how the professionals doing Indigo PR handle things - they know how to wine-dine journos and get their stories out!
Aug 7, 2014, 1:55 am
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-s...ight-1.1267166
Aug 7, 2014, 5:43 am
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Aug 25, 2014, 10:13 am
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Rat alert on New Delhi-London Air India flight
The pilot of Air India Flight 115 reportedly informed air traffic control that he saw a rat under the flight deck's rudder pedal. He was informed that he should make the flight from New Delhi to London and that once the plane was back on the ground, the situations would be assessed.
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/r.../1/378980.html
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/r.../1/378980.html