Nearly 300 Air India passengers stranded at Chicago Airport

Nearly 300 Air India passengers, including foreigners, are stranded at Chicago Airport since Tuesday when their flight to Delhi was cancelled due to technical reasons. Passengers claimed that there was no clarity on when they will be able to get an alternate flight to Delhi. The flight was scheduled to leave at 13: 30 hours from Chicago O hare International Airport on Tuesday and land at 14: 20 hours in Delhi on March 15.

One passenger, who was about to board the flight, told PTI that passengers had been waiting for an answer and that the airline doesn't have an answer for us. He said in a video message recorded from the airport, We don't know what exactly is going on, we don't know when we are going to fly. Another passenger said they had been waiting at the airport for nearly 24 hours and there is no update on any alternate flights to Delhi. An Air India spokeswoman said flight AI 126 was cancelled on March 14 due to technical reasons.

The airline spokesperson said that the affected passengers were offered all round support and every effort is being made to accommodate them on alternate flights. We regret the inconvenience caused to our passengers. This is not the first time that Air India passengers have been left to their own devices at an airport. Last month, passengers of a Delhi-Mumbai Air India flight and airline staff got involved in a heated argument at the Delhi airport after the flight was delayed by almost four hours. One passenger said the flight was initially delayed from its original schedule of 8: 00 pm to 10: 40 pm and then 11: 35 pm by 12: 30 am before it was finally taken off at 01: 48 am from Terminal 3 of Delhi Airport.

The flight was delayed due to technical issues, while all passengers were served meals and looked after by Air India at the time.