新聞網址: http://mashable.com/2016/04/07/air-india-flight-delays/
中文簡易說明:
印航一架從清奈經Thiruvananthapuram到馬爾地夫的班機, 一名即將離職的機長
在執勤前一天提出希望與特定一名女性副駕駛得請求, 遭到公司拒絕. 隔天執勤
時他拒絕執行飛行任務除非等他喜愛的女性副駕駛 (his favourite female
co-pilot)出現, 公司最後不得不妥協, 這也讓110名旅客的行程延誤了約2.5hr.
心得: 待退無敵 + 印度真是個奇妙的國度 XD
原文:
Around 110 passengers had to wait in a grounded Air India aircraft for nearly
two-and-a-half hours after its commander refused to take off without his
favourite female co-pilot.
The passengers were travelling on the Air India flight from Chennai to Male
via Thiruvananthapuram. The ensuing delay resulted in the flight departing at
9.13 a.m. instead of the scheduled time of 7 a.m.
According to reports, the Air India commander in question had resigned last
week and was serving his notice period. On Tuesday, he asked for the woman
officer to fly with him on the same flight. However, when the request was
denied by the airlines, the official threatened to report sick.
When he appeared for duty on Wednesday, he refused to fly until he was
accompanied by the female co-pilot in question. In the end, the airlines was
forced to arrange for the co-pilot.
Air India has a notorious record for delayed flights and leaving passengers
stranded within the aircraft. In 2016 alone, flights have been delayed after
a fight broke out between two flight attendants, because the plane did not
have a pilot ready, or because the pilots were diverted to another flight
carrying politicians and judges. Last month, passengers on a two-hour flight
from Delhi to Kolkata were stranded for close to 13 hours due to a technical
snag.
An official aviation report in 2015 had revealed that Air India tops the list
of Indian airlines with the maximum cancelled and delayed flights.