Thai plane stranded in Kol flies out 28 hrs behind schedule
Times of India | 7 July 2025
Kolkata: The Thai Lion Air flight stranded in Kolkata with a technical snag since the early hours of Saturday finally took off 28 hours behind schedule on Sunday morning. Of the 130 passengers booked to travel on Saturday, 96 flew out on Sunday, with the rest cancelling their tickets.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft developed an AC problem shortly after it was pushed back for departure. The plane returned to the parking bay. Passengers were accommodated in a hotel.
TOI reported engineers arrived on Saturday afternoon. Airport officials said the snag was rectified, and the flight took off for Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport at 6.17 am on Sunday.
Meanwhile, a Boeing 777-200 LR belonging to Air India that suffered a snag when it stopped at Kolkata airport for refuelling on June 17 is still stranded here. Its 211 flyers were accommodated on other flights. — Subhro Niyogi