Last Updated: February 24, 2024, 12:11 IST
The incident occurred on Mumbai to Mauritius flight MK749. (Getty)
The flight was scheduled to depart at 4:30 am on Saturday and passengers boarded the plane at 3.45 am onwards but the aircraft soon developed an engine problem
An Air Mauritius flight from Mumbai to Mauritius turned out to be a nightmare for several infants and elderly onboard the flight after they experienced breathing issues throughout the journey. Reason- Faulty air-conditioning system.
According to ANI, the unfortunate incident occurred on Mumbai to Mauritius flight MK749 of Air Mauritius where several infants and a 78-year-old passenger had trouble breathing as ACs onboard the flight were not working.
Several infants and a 78-year-old passenger on Mumbai to Mauritius flight MK749 of Air Mauritius developed breathing problems as ACs onboard the flight were not working. The flight was to depart at 4:30 am today. Passengers boarded at 3.45 am onwards but the aircraft developed an… pic.twitter.com/urXcyApGBE— ANI (@ANI) February 24, 2024
The flight was scheduled to depart at 4:30 am on Saturday and passengers boarded the plane at 3.45 am onwards but the aircraft soon developed an engine problem which led to oxygen-related issues.
The passengers were forced to remain on the flight for over 5 hours but were not allowed to disembark. However, the flight was later cancelled and necessary arrangements were made in the aircraft, the agency further reported.
In another flight emergency, multiple people on an American Airlines flight pulled a fellow passenger to the floor after he tried to open one of the emergency exits, forcing the plane to return to Albuquerque, New Mexico, shortly after takeoff.
Flight 1219 to Chicago “returned to ABQ shortly after takeoff due to a disturbance in the cabin involving a disruptive customer,” an American Airlines spokesperson said in a statement. “The flight landed safely and the aircraft was met by local law enforcement upon arrival.”
The incident is just one in a series of recent passenger disruptions on flights that have left some travellers on high alert.
As of Sunday, there have been more than 250 unruly passenger incidents reported to the FAA by flight crews this year. The number of reports spiked to nearly 6,000 in 2021, according to FAA data, as more passengers returned to air travel following a decline during the Covid-19 pandemic.