Delhi: Passengers on a Mumbai–Delhi Air India flight faced inconvenience on Monday afternoon after a cargo container carrying checked-in baggage failed
to make the journey, leaving dozens of bags behind at Mumbai airport. The flight, AI 2677, landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi at 3.08 pm, but around 40 checked-in bags were found missing from the aircraft’s hold. Several passengers only realised the issue after waiting at the baggage carousel, where their luggage did not arrive, according to a report by Times of India. The aircraft had departed Mumbai at 1.26 pm, around 20 minutes behind schedule. However, it made up time during the journey and landed in Delhi about five minutes ahead of the expected arrival time. Any relief among passengers over the early landing quickly turned into frustration when they were informed that their bags had not been loaded onto the flight. According to passengers, airline staff told them after arrival that the luggage had been left behind at Mumbai airport. Officials reportedly cited unforeseen technical issues as the reason for the lapse, though no detailed explanation was provided, according to TOI report. Read More: Air India Grounds Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Begins Inspection Of Fuel Control Switches Across Fleet “We were informed upon arrival that our luggage remained at Mumbai airport. Airline officials attributed the oversight to unforeseen technical issues, but they did not give any clear details about what went wrong,” a passenger said. Air India did not issue an official comment on the incident. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Air India began inspection of the fuel control switches across its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet after a pilot reported a possible defect in a fuel control switch yesterday. According to report by news agency ANI, Inspections of half the fleet have been completed with no glitches found so far. However, inspections of the remaining aircraft are still ongoing. (With Inputs from Agencies)
