Mangaluru bound Air India Express' pilot leaves flight after landing, passengers stranded

Thu, Aug 08 2019 11:10:46 AM

Daijiworld Media Network - Coimbatore (MS)

Coimbatore , Aug 8: In an incident that has occurred on Thursday, August 8, pilot of Air India Express flight IX 814 that was flying from Dubai to Mangaluru left the flight at Coimbatore airport after landing saying that his duty time was over.

The flight was supposed to reach Mangaluru International Airport at 4.25 am. However, due to bad weather it was diverted to Coimbatore airport. Once the flight landed at Coimbatore airport, the pilot left the flight saying that his duty hours were over. As per latest updates from one of the fliers, the passengers and crew inside the aircraft are waiting for the new pilot since 5 am. The passengers were made to sit inside the aircraft and were not served even water or food since 5 am of Thursday, August 8.

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The officials of the airline said that they would call in an alternate pilot to fly the aircraft and asked the passengers to keep calm. The distraught passengers called Daijiworld and conveyed their plight.

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Jhan, Bangalore
Mon, Dec 23 2019
Hi, I was excited to fly because its the first time that I ever going to abroad by plane from Delhi to Dubai by Air India Express. While booking a ticket my friend shared a Saveplus Coupon where I got a good cashback.

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Aaron, Mangaluru
Sat, Aug 10 2019
Bit late ,but with all answers
1) Now everyone can see the weather ,how worse it is and cok airport is closed .
2)In the pictures itself is clear they are distributing the food (sply last one )
3)Duty period is made with the prime motive for passenger safety because pilot suppose to get fatigued after long hours of flying.
4) Before accepting the flight ,they check the block of flight with in regulated time.
5)Passenger were in the aircraft because immigration and customs officials were not allowing the passengers to leave it ,not the Airindia Express.
6) Pilots also came,as a passengers to manglore not left the passengers.

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Sajid mahammad, Mangalore
Fri, Aug 09 2019
I was in the flight and it was not pilots fault. They are bound by the aviation rules. The pilot was still willing to fly the plane if he was given the approval by aviation authority.

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Tushar Sawlani, Dubai UAE
Fri, Aug 09 2019
By Gods grace his duty hours not ended mid flight otherwise he had jumped through parachute.
We always are eager to do charity and good things so keep your frustration aside and be kind and human in your duties snd ready to serve in little helps you can provide.

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Rahul, Mangaluru
Sat, Aug 10 2019
PILOTs know the flying hours of theirs operating sectors ,and in your case they started their duty 6 before you reach the dxb airport just count the hours and you were sitting in th plane but they have face the worse weather

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MOHAMMED RAMEEZ, MANGALORE
Fri, Aug 09 2019
I think this is right time for indigo .start fly Mangalore to Dubai.. direct flight
Than airindiaexpress will fly probably..

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Adi, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Going through many of the comments above all I can say is that "Ignorance cannot always be a bliss"
Pilot's Duty Time limits are laid down by DGCA of India for the safety of flights and the lives of precious human beings onboard it. Yes under certain circumstances like the one above it can be extended as per rules but even that extension has some limits. One cannot extend the duty time beyond a certain limit. Beyond that the crew is not authorized even though they may be physically capable plus and that is for the safety of the aircraft and it's passengers.
I suggest the passengers to be aware of the monsoons in India and, particularly this time, of the situation in Maharashtra and Karnataka. Pilots may be ready to risk their lives but I am sure they would not like to risk the lives of the passengers and rules are laid down by the DGCA to ensure this additionally.
I am sure the pilot being blamed by the readers above would have travelled on the same aircraft back to Mangaluru after having reported for duty the previous evening. While you relaxed in your seats during the flight he roughed it out to manage the flight, requirements of passengers, coordinated for permission from DGCA for his extension, kept a track of weather at Mangaluru, trying to calm the ignorant passengers. Under prevailing weather conditions and recent incidents with airlines in India I am sure the DGCA would have denied permission for their duty time extension specially because of Mangalore being classified as a difficult airport by DGCA (Pilos need special qualifications/training to fly from/to Mangalore) So he would have now coordinated for an additional set of pilots all the time trying to keep the passengers in picture of the situation.
Rather than blaming him please thank him for ensuring your safety even after the rukus you passengers created.

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Cletus, Ixe/Dxb
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Very well said Adi
Grow up people stop blaming the pilot and the crew .

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Alfred, THRISSUR
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Totally agree with Adi. Most passengers dont realize or understand this point.

But again, AI (or any other airline) should have noted this and accordingly arranged for another pilot much before this flight lands. This is not the first time its happening and therefore, AI should have been alert to such conditions. They should monitor each flight and the pilots roster as well to avoid such situations. AI does not seem to learn from experience.

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LAN.........,, Belman / Washington, DC.
Thu, Aug 08 2019
People,

Its not Pilot fault, Pilot cannot fly more than certain number of hours specified by Pilot rules and regulation....if he flies beyond that without valid reasons, his Flying License will be suspended...

AI management should keep some Pilots as stand by in major airports...Coimbatore like Mangalore is a small airport, without Stand by Pilots....

So its nobody's fault here...but Passengers should be treated well...In US in such cases they are given bonus miles tickets, which they can use in future for free...

I don't expect that from AI, if they were that smart, they would not be bankrupt...

...Tak...Takk...

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Arun, Bahrain
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Luckily fuel not got over due to diversion..... atleast passengers landed safely!!

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Praveen George Pereira, Bangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
What if the Pilot's Duty hours were over Mid-Air? Would he jump off the plane?

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shanky, mumbai
Fri, Aug 09 2019
no they dont jump out of the plane. they are given duty in such a way that there is at least 2 or 3 hours left after landing... if the flight is a long haul there are spare pilots who fly along. Same with fuel. there are extra fuel in the plane specially for such situation, in case the fuel gets over they land in the nearest possible airport, re fuel and come back,

Lot of rules are laid down by international bodies that control the safety

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Mohu, Mangaluru
Sat, Aug 10 2019
Shaanki - They are pilots they know the hours of flying for the sectors

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Shetty, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Pilot has a point.. As per DGCA they are not allowed to fly continuously more than stipulated hours. If he violates he will be in trouble.
AI express also cannot keep a pilot on standby in Coimbatore, because this was an unexpected diversion..
Passengers should be mature and understand the full picture before raging with anger.

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dinky, JEPPU
Thu, Aug 08 2019
o shetrey...but passengers should provided food. is there any sennse to this so called non sense pilot.
his responsibilty is make sure passengers safe nd provided basic necessaty .
many time it happends pilot should not abandon pilot...
sack this pilot immidiatley.

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Cletus, Ixe/Dxb
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Very well said Mr Shetty .As per rules prescribed by DGCA ur not supposed fly after certain hours not only for the pilots but even the same rule gets implied to the cabin crew also . Pilot has done the right thing.Y should he risk his job by continuing flying after his duty hours are over?? As per reports the passengers were given food in Coimbatore airport.So stop blaming Air India Express or the pilots.

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Kausthubh, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Dear dinky,

What are you even talking? He is a pilot, not a waiter to serve food! And it's a diverted flight, no one planned for this that they will arrange food for the passengers. And coimbatore airport might not be handling a single diverted plane, there may be multiple planes which the airport has to handle! Whats more important here is the safety of the aircraft and passenger. That's what they did!

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Kausthubh, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Pilots are not supposed to fly only for certain hours! Their "rest time" starts once the brakes on planes are applied. And they get only 13hours of rest between 2 flights (each flight has 4 sectors, that is they fly to 4 places continuously and then get rest for 13hrs). The 13hrs include the travel from the airport to hotel. And they have no sleep patterns. Sometimes they fly as early as 2am. So before making yours assumptions on this matter, know it. And also, the pilots are not paid extra for diverted flights and emergencies! :)

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TDH, DXB
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Sack the pilot with no remuneration

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Mabel, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
It's rude, on the part of the pilot , to leave the flight when the crew and the passengers were on board. Air India would have definitely provided the pilot with good rest for his concern and appreciated him or her.

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Kausthubh, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
No extra rest boss! Also no compensation for such cases. You don't even know what the airlines make pilots do in the name of cost cutting.

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dylan, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
First time in 70 years such a incident takes place. Might be a Gujj pilot there is no overtime in the airline industry. What would the pilot do if the plane was hijacked?

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Roshan, Mangaluru
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Every public sector company which is in Govt., control, were horrible in their attitudes earlier, since past 3-4yrs now added new feature of going berserk.

Alternative to this horrible plight of the common man, was private sector. Now, the Private Sector means only Adani, Ambani and probably Mahindra, rest all are fleeing from the onslaught due of Modi Govt., policies.

With 3,50,000job losses in Auto Sector, added to worsening condition of HAL, BEL, BHEL, Air India, Jet Airways, BSNL, MTNL, ONGC, King Fisher and so on to add, picture is just started. Our politicians are busy with self-promotions. Good luck India.

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AM, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Pilots are working as per flight hours or duty hours? This pilot and admin does not know their duty roster? it is very bad putting passengers on bad ride

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Babu, UAE/Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Hope our MP will talk to aviation minister soon and will start new airlines to operate from Mangalore to gulf countries

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Babu, UAE/Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Hope our MP will talk to aviation minister soon and will start new airlines to operate from Mangalore to gulf countries

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Lokesh Shetty, Mangalore/Abu Dhabi
Thu, Aug 08 2019
I am Flying from Dubai to Mangalore tomorrow in Air India Express. God Save me :-(

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Babu, MANGALORE
Thu, Aug 08 2019
HAPPY AND SAFE JOURNEY

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Albert Rodrigues, Abudhabi
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Maybe that pilot like Pattan, like taxi driver.

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David Pais, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
if pettha, cow was making ambaaa.... many gau-rakshaks would have come 2 take off da flight

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Lovelyn, Malad/Dubai
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Pilot can use his discretion in extending his flight duty period, it is upto him/her. If he/she dosnt want to extend then he/she is still right. No one can force them 2 fly plane as it is safety concern for plane and all people in plane. If he/she flies plane beyond their duty hours then they invite stringent action from DGCA for risking plane and passengers life.

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Pili, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Think positive guys. He must be following airline rules. He must have been on duty for a stret continously more than assigned hours. It was diverted flight. After all it is not a bus. LIves of more than 180 people should be safe. What ifsomething goes wrong by a overworked tired captain. But AI should take good care of passengers in these situations...hope you all were in good hamss of another captain

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James, Belman
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Pilot just followed the rules and regulations of his duty. This happens in every other reputed airlines too. Nothing new and not only with air India

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ARMAN, Dubai
Thu, Aug 08 2019
NEW INDIA..

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Walter, Belmannu
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Hi Guys now the time for pressurize the govt. to start Indigo, Go Air, Mangalore to gulf sector. Let us do this first.

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Rehna, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Rude behaviour of the pilot , action by the authority is needed. Revoke his flying license.

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G R PRABHUJI, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Suppose if Doctors do the same way or Rly engine drivers stops in the middle, Patients will die on the operating table and rly passengers will be on the line only. Government must take serious steps.

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Logical Thinking, India
Thu, Aug 08 2019
This incident of PILOT leaving the aircraft by saying his duty time is over, shows the level of this pilot fed-up with his duty...
Sad to say that there is no value for passengers in AIR INDIA EXPRESS....

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Fernandes, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Very strange and rude behavior of the pilot. Yes he exceeds his duty hours but it is due to unseen and unavoidable reason. He made to suffer the all passengers. Is his consent give him peace of mind for his action? Is he will still fly the aircraft? What official action will be taken against him?

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SJM, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
In this Govt anything is possible.

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Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangaluru
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Quite strange and serious offence indeed.

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roshan Andrade, sohar
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Thank god his time was not up when flight was in Air.. else he would have jumped out talking parachute leaving the flight pilotless.

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Sanjay, Hebri
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Good point..hope the same does not happen to him, when is half operated and the doctor's leave him as their duty time was over... idiotic behavior...

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Suraj, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
People of Mangalore should boycott this aircraft after many incidents happens and hit listed.

Why Indian government either allow more budget airlines or outsource the entire airindia express airlines.

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Dinesh Kumar, bangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Dear,

Be patient, unexpected thing happened it is right, but Gulf employs cant boycott air India express. Air India express is the one and only flight you can travel with cheap price in this peak season with snacks.

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Vinay, Mangalore/Muscat
Thu, Aug 08 2019
I agree I am a frequent traveller of this airline for convenience...But AI Express treats you like shit as far as schedule is considered .....I don't expect any other service from them but at least be on time.... time to move on with other carriers.

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Amit, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Dear Passengers, be calm and patience, this is the best time to show your Deshbhakti and 56", when we abolished Article 370 !!!!!.
You could have even landed at J & K since that part of the land fully become Indian now!!!!

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KV Kamath, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Amit, Mangalore,

Annoyed on reading your comments.

Bad weather forced diversion of Flight to Coimbatore. Heavy Rains in Karnataka.Planes of any country are allowed to land in any nearest destination during Emergency or bad weather.

Why did you pull Kashmir issues and Article 370 for landing Planes? There is a Government in place to handle Kashmir Issues or correcting mistakes of Past Governments. Please sit calm.

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NAVEEN, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
For you Modi Phobia... Chill man

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Subhodh, Tenka Bettu
Thu, Aug 08 2019
It's what happened in low budget fare airlines. Passengers should travel on there own risk. Sometime back motorman of train halt in kerala to buy fish from roadside available shop.

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Anil, Dubai
Thu, Aug 08 2019
@Subhodh, Tenka Bettu
What kind of logic it is People has to travel at their own risk means ..!!??
According to your view, it means if you start a airline business with low budget airlines, you won’t bother for passenger / people and you will put them into risk ….!!! is that what you mean ..!!??

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David Pais, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
ಅರ್ಜೆಂಟ್-ಗ್ ಗುಡ್ಡೆಕ್ ಪೋತೆ ಅಂದ್ ತೋಜುಂಡು ಚೆಂಬು ಪತೊಂದ್ . may b gone 2 a mountain 4 releasing natures call with water. hAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhA.....

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Subhodh, Tenka Bettu
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Your mind full of cow dung. Purify it by dipping deep in dead sea.

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David Pais, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
hAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhA...... personal attack 2 a commentator. better admit @ kan........

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Amit, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Subhodh Sir, Cowdung is a Patented & Reserved item only for Chaddi Bakhtas !!!!

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Abdullah Amin, Pumpwell, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
"hAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhA" is how all are laughing at you for such a cheap statement!

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David Pais, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
i have stopped purchasing fish due 2 formalin.

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John Tauro, M'luru
Thu, Aug 08 2019
Kitne peete ho yaar tum

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David Pais, Mangalore
Thu, Aug 08 2019
u have good experience.

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