Almost 24-Hour Delay; Air India Flight To San Francisco; Passengers Provided Almost No Support

Air India's Flight Number 183, which was scheduled to fly from Delhi to San Francisco, had an almost 24 hour delay, during which passengers were left stranded in the airport with no way to go back in or out. Many passengers, after being stuck in the airport passageway with no air conditioners, passed out from the heat and exhaustion.

After checking the Air India website on the flight status, it appears the flight has been scheduled for 3:00 PM today, 31 May, with the original scheduled time of the flight being 3:20 PM yesterday, 30 May.

News of this story first spread when Journalism Shweta Punj made a post on X yesterday, 30 May, at around 10:00 PM, talking about how passengers were made to sit in the place without air conditions for 8 hours, and then were told to get off after a few of the fliers fainted due to the extreme Delhi heat.

If there is a privatisation story that has failed it is @airindia @DGCAIndia AI 183 flight has been delayed for over 8 hours , passengers were made to board the plane without air conditioning, and then deplaned after some people fainted in the flight.This is inhuman! @JM_Scindia pic.twitter.com/86KpaOAbgb

— Shweta Punj (@shwwetapunj) May 30, 2024

After this incident, many other fliers who were supposed to be halfway to the U.S.A also made posts on twitter talking about the horrible experience their parents and other passengers were having when flying with Air India.

Air India Flight Delayed 20 Hours, People Fainted With No AC.#airindia pic.twitter.com/ve4coUW8Pt

— harshoza (@harshoza03) May 31, 2024

This is such a lie. People are sitting on the ramp hungry. They have not even been given dinner or any refreshments. My mom has been at the airport for the past 9 hours. So many elderly people and no resolution pic.twitter.com/5GBtFjZXhL

— Amadro (@Amadro) May 30, 2024

@airindia please let mine and the numerous other parents stranded at the boarding area go home!

AI 183 is over 8 hrs late. People were made to board the plane and sit without ac. Then deplaned and not allowed to enter the terminal because immigration was done#inhuman pic.twitter.com/0XdDBAovBK

— Abhishek Sharma (@39Abhishek) May 30, 2024

Some of these individuals got responses from the Air India Public Relations Account On X, but most of them didn't see any action taken until a couple hours later, when some of the passengers reported that they were provided a hotel to stay in at around 2:00 AM, with the flight scheduled for 11:00 AM. Even the new flight, however, has also been either cancelled or delayed, as reported by some of the replies on the posts of the weary fliers.

Air India, so far, as not given any response on their official account, except a post celebrating international flight attendant day.

Here’s to those who turn every flight into a feeling of home.
Happy International Flight Attendant Day! #FlyAI #AirIndia #InternationalFlightAttendantDay pic.twitter.com/YkdF0JtkVo

— Air India (@airindia) May 31, 2024