Mangaluru: Jet Airways flight rescheduled at last minute due to technical snag

Bhatkallys News Bureau/ I. Zaorez Shabab Mangaluru 27 Dec 2017: A Jet Airways flight scheduled for Mumbai from Mangaluru International Airport on Dec 26 at 11.15 am was rescheduled due to a technical snag. After pushback the snag was detected. The pilot of the flight noticed that the there was a minor problem with the starting kit in the left engine of the flight after the pushback. The pilot initially asked for 10 minutes for him to get over the issue but later reported that a spare part was required for the flight which would take 4-6 hours to be delivered. The spare part was flown in from Bengaluru. The flight was then rescheduled for 6.05 pm in the evening. All the 150 passengers of the flight were made to wait at the airport till evening. Later the airport director VV Rao, said it was the responsibility of the operating flight company to arrange the alternative arrangements for its passengers. Bhatkallys.com spoke to Jet Airways representative over a phone call who said "There was a minor problem in the starting kit of the left engine and a spare part was to be flown in from Bengaluru which resulted in the 'unfortunate' delay". He further added "We had to make the passengers wait at the airport all the while but the Jet Airways assured all the needs of the passengers are met until the flight in the airport".