Air India to give eye masks to passengers in B777 planes; Here's why

Air India has identified a technical problem in its leased Boeing 777-200 aircraft, leading to a persistent issue with the brightness setting in the economy class cabin lighting. As a solution, the airline, now owned by the Tata Group, has opted to distribute eye masks to passengers aboard these aircraft. It's worth noting that Air India has entered into a leasing arrangement for five B777-200 LR planes from the American carrier Delta Airlines.

"A technical issue has been identified with the cabin lighting system on the B777-200 LR (leased aircraft) in the economy (EY) cabin. This has led to the EY cabin lighting to remain on bright mode throughout the flight," the airline said in a circular on Wednesday.

To overcome the issue of the crew being unable to switch the lights to dim/off and to avoid guest inconvenience, eye masks will be provided to the passengers, it added.


The airline operates B777 aircraft on ultra-long haul routes connecting Indian cities with San Francisco in the US and Vancouver in Canada.

Inputs from PTI