Air India Express flight to Mangaluru from Dammam get delayed for two and a half hours
Made to wait inside flight without adequate arrangements, passengers alleged
Mangaluru: An Air India Express flight that was scheduled to take off from Dammam International Airport on Friday at 10.30 pm to Mangaluru, was delayed for over two and a half hour with passengers made to wait inside the flight after boarding.
The passengers who boarded the flight for a 10.30 pm take off had to wait till 12.30 am for the flight to actually take off. Several passengers complained about inadequate arrangements of basic necessities for them during the 150 minutes' delay.
The flight later arrived at Mangaluru International Airport at 7.30 am on Saturday.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati after the flight reached Mangaluru Airport, one of the passengers of the flight, Suhana, of Ullal added that the flight operator failed to arrange dinner for the passengers even as they were made to wait for more than two hours inside the flight at Dammam International Airport.
"We were not told why the flight was delayed or why it was not taking off. Despite asking the officials this question several times, nobody really had any answers" Suhana told Vartha Bharati.
Mangaluru Airport officials while reacting to the incident added that they had discussed the matter with their counterparts at Dammam International Airport.
"They told us there was no such delays reported. But we exactly don't know what are the problems going on at Dammam International Airport" they said.
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India & Israel elevate ties to special strategic partnership, vow to soon conclude free trade deal
Jerusalem (PTI): India and Israel on Thursday elevated their "time-tested" relationship to a special strategic partnership and agreed to soon firm up a "mutually beneficial" free trade deal even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly backed the Gaza peace initiative, asserting that humanity must never become a victim of conflict.
Following talks between Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, the two sides inked a plethora of agreements to expand cooperation in areas of trade, agriculture, energy, cyberspace and digital payment.
India and Israel also vowed to expand their already close defence partnership by working towards joint development and joint production of military hardware under the framework of the transfer of technologies.
In his media statement, Modi said India's security interest is linked to peace and stability in the Middle East, adding that New Delhi fully supports the Gaza Peace Initiative.
"India's stance is clear: humanity must never become a victim of conflict. A path to peace has been created through the Gaza Peace Plan. India has fully supported these efforts," he said.
"In the future as well, we will continue dialogue and cooperation with all countries," he said.
PM Modi landed in Israel on Wednesday on a two-day visit. It is his second visit to Israel in nine years.
In his remarks, the prime minister said India and Israel have a united view that there is no place for terrorism in the world and both sides stand shoulder-to-shoulder in countering terrorism and its supporters.
"Our relationship is founded on the strong bedrock of deep trust, shared democratic values, and human sensitivities. Our bond has stood the test of every trial of time," he said.
"Today, we have taken the historic decision to elevate our time-tested partnership to the status of a 'Special Strategic Partnership'," he said.
The prime minister also announced the establishment of an India-Israel critical and emerging technologies partnership to impart a new momentum for cooperation in areas of artificial intelligence, quantum, and critical minerals. "I am pleased that an agreement has been reached for the use of UPI in Israel," he said.
The prime minister, referring to the threat of terrorism, said India and Israel will continue to confront the menace unitedly.
"India and Israel are completely clear that there is no place for terrorism in the world. In any form, in any expression, terrorism cannot be accepted," he said.
"We have stood shoulder-to-shoulder in opposing terrorism and its supporters, and we will continue to do so," he added.
India and Israel also discussed the implementation of the India-Middle East Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) and cooperation under the framework of I2U2 (India-Israel-UAE-USA).
