Flight grounded due to technical snag
MURALI N. KRISHNASWAMY
CHENNAI, May 15, 2018 00:00 IST
A Kuwait Airways flight, KU343/KU344, on the Kuwait-Chennai-Kuwait sector was grounded after a technical issue on Sunday.
The twin-engine wide body aircraft landed at Chennai around 1.30 a.m. and was being prepared for the outbound flight when the problem was detected. The 212-seater jet, an Airbus A330 (9K-APE), was later towed to a remote bay.
Confirming the incident in response to a query by The Hindu , a senior airline official based in Chennai said the second tyre of the main wheel unit was found to be worn out and had to be replaced.
Options to passengers
All 164 passengers were given the option of flying out on the delayed flight or being rerouted on other airlines.
Most chose the first and were put up in a hotel near the airport. A few passengers were rerouted while some postponed their travel plans and were given a full fare refund.
The flight left early on Monday with 137 passengers and an infant on board.
MURALI N. KRISHNASWAMY
CHENNAI, May 15, 2018 00:00 IST
A Kuwait Airways flight, KU343/KU344, on the Kuwait-Chennai-Kuwait sector was grounded after a technical issue on Sunday.
The twin-engine wide body aircraft landed at Chennai around 1.30 a.m. and was being prepared for the outbound flight when the problem was detected. The 212-seater jet, an Airbus A330 (9K-APE), was later towed to a remote bay.
Confirming the incident in response to a query by The Hindu , a senior airline official based in Chennai said the second tyre of the main wheel unit was found to be worn out and had to be replaced.
Options to passengers
All 164 passengers were given the option of flying out on the delayed flight or being rerouted on other airlines.
Most chose the first and were put up in a hotel near the airport. A few passengers were rerouted while some postponed their travel plans and were given a full fare refund.
The flight left early on Monday with 137 passengers and an infant on board.
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