Supriya Sule slams Air India over delayed flight; airlines cite operational issues

Nationalist Congress Party (SP) MP Supriya Sule criticised Air India over delaying her flight for more than one hour and urged the Union Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu to enforce stricter regulations to hold airlines accountable.
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Nationalist Congress Party (SP) MP Supriya Sule criticised Air India over delaying her flight for more than one hour and urged the Union Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu to enforce stricter regulations to hold airlines accountable.

Supriya Sule said that her flight AI0508 was delayed by 1 hour and 19 minutes, noting the continuous trends of delays affecting passengers.

“I was travelling on Air India flight AI0508, which was delayed by 1 hour and 19 minutes — part of a continuous trend of delays affecting passengers. This is unacceptable. Urging Hon’ble Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu to enforce stricter regulations to hold airlines like Air India accountable for repeated delays and ensure better service standards for passengers.” Ms. Sule wrote on X.

In another post, Ms. Sule added that these flights are never on time, affecting professionals, children, and senior citizens with their mismanagement.

Responding on Ms. Sule’s concern, Air India said that the flight was delayed due to occasional operational issues outside of their control.

“Dear Ma’am, we recognise that delays can be very frustrating. However, there are occasional operational issues outside of our control that can affect flight schedules. Your flight to Mumbai this evening was delayed by one hour due to such an issue. We appreciate your understanding,” Air India replied on Ms. Sule’s post.