Air India Express passengers to Mangaluru left waiting for pilots at airport for more than six hours
The Dubai-Mangaluru flight was delayed for more than six hours
Dubai: An Air India Express flight to Mangaluru from Dubai was delayed by about six hours leaving passengers waiting for the flight to take off.
In a video sent to Vartha Bharati by an in-flight passenger, people can be seen taking the crew-members to task for the delay.
The passenger told Vartha Bharati that they were left waiting for the pilots who failed to turn up to the airport.
In the video, furious passengers took the staff of flight to task and threatened of protesting at the airport.
The passenger Riyaz Byari told Vartha Bharati, “The flight was scheduled for 11.40 pm to take off from Dubai but it is 5.30 am now but the flight is still here. The pilots have not turned up yet and all the passengers are left waiting for them. This is very irresponsible of the flight that such an incident has take place”.
“The flight is now scheduled to reach Mangaluru airport at 10.30 am against its actual schedule of reaching at 4.30 am.
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13 lakh litres of 'Rail Neer' supplied to train passengers daily: Government
New Delhi (PTI): Approximately 13 lakh litres of packaged drinking water -- 'Rail Neer' -- are being supplied to train passengers across the railway network daily, the government informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday.
Apprising the Lower House about the Indian Railways' endeavour to provide safe and potable drinking water facilities at all stations, the government also provided zone-wise details of the water vending machines (WVMs) installed there.
"To ensure the quality of drinking water being made available at the railway stations, instructions exist for periodical checking and required corrective action to be taken.
"Regular inspection and maintenance of drinking water facilities is carried out and complaints are attended to promptly," Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while responding to a question raised by BJP MP Anup Sanjay Dhotre seeking to know the supply of drinking water at railway stations across the country
"Complaints regarding deficiency in services, including water supply, are received through various channels such as public complaints, web portals, social media, etc. These complaints are received at various levels, including the Railway Board, zonal railways, division office, etc.," Vaishnaw said.
"The complaints so received are forwarded to the concerned wings of Railways and necessary action is taken to check and address them. As receipt of such complaints and action taken thereon is a continuous and dynamic process, a centralised compendium of these is not maintained," he added.
Providing zone-wise details of water vending machines, the minister said 954 such machines have been installed across railway stations.
"The Indian Railways also provides safe and affordable packaged drinking water bottles -- Rail Neer -- approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in trains and at stations," Vaishnaw said.
"Approximately, 13 lakh litres of Rail Neer are being supplied per day to the travelling passengers in trains and at stations across the Indian Railways network," he added.
