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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Make polling hours 6am-7pm for May 7 LS polls, Karnataka BJP urges EC citing heatwave
Bengaluru, May 3: Citing the ongoing heatwave in the state, Karnataka BJP on Friday petitioned the Election Commission with a request to modify the polling hours to the 6am-7pm period in the 14 parliamentary constituencies in the state that goes to polls on May 7.
Polling is currently scheduled to be held in the second phase in the state in 14 segments in the northern districts between 7am to 6pm on May 7.
"It has become hard to come out and vote between hours 10.00 to 17.00 due to uncontrollable heat. The average heat in those parts (north Karnataka) covering 14 parliamentary constituencies are between 37 and 42 degree (Celsius). The mercury is rising at an alarming level and it would become hard for the electors to come out and vote," BJP's petition said.
The petition highlighted the alarming rise in temperatures, which are expected to go beyond 40 degree Celsius, and also stated that the number of voters over the age of 40 is high and that they are vulnerable to the heatwave.
"To keep up the good spirit of voting, necessary action should be taken," the BJP petition urged the Election Commission, saying, "In this background, it is requested to modify the time of voting in the 14 parliamentary constituencies from 06.00 to 19.00 hours on May 7".
Polling was held between 7 am and 6 pm during Karnataka's first phase of the Lok Sabha polls in 14 constituencies on April 26.
