Jaipur: An Air India Express flight from Jaipur to Pune was grounded on Sunday after maintenance teams discovered a technical issue during routine pre-flight checks. The departure was delayed by 40 minutes as passengers were shifted to another aircraft.
Flight Details and Technical Issue
Sources in the airline said that flight IX-2712 arrived in Jaipur from Bengaluru on Saturday night for a scheduled night halt. When preparations for its departure to Pune began on Sunday morning, a technical inspection revealed a snag in the aircraft, leading the airline management to ground the aircraft.
Alternate Arrangements
As the issue could not be immediately resolved, the airline arranged an alternate aircraft from Bengaluru to service the flight. Though the airline did not issue any official statement, sources said the flight finally departed for Pune at 1:20 pm, instead of its scheduled departure time of 12:40 pm.
Recent Similar Incident
On Wednesday, an IndiGo Airlines flight scheduled to depart Jaipur Airport for Navi Mumbai was also cancelled due to a technical glitch.
