News AI pilot delays flight by 3 hours over dirty oxygen mask

[Deepu]

In possibly the first delay of its kind, an Air India captain on Wednesday morning refused to operate an aircraft as one of the emergency oxygen masks in the cockpit was 'dirty'. AI operations team tried to reason with the pilot that he should not delay the flight for this reason and get the mask cleaned with cologne like cabin crew disinfects masks for making announcements. But the pilot stuck to his ground, insisting that the mask be cleaned and sealed. As a result, the Delhi-Kochi flight, AI 467, with a scheduled departure time of 5.35 am was delayed by almost three hours.

AI pilot delays flight by 3 hours over dirty oxygen mask - The Times of India

 

[Technoglitch]

Pilot made a good decision.

 

[IndianMascot]

Yep. Pilot was right and one should be more concern towards safety than delay.

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[NinadG]

First time I am hearing like this......
Otherwise we keep hearing all sleazy things about AI crew.......

 

[Sanjeev]

First time I am hearing like this......
Otherwise we keep hearing all sleazy things about AI crew.......

I think the pilot was new and from other airline that's why he didn't knew about the services of AI