Technical snag delays Akasa Air Pune–Bengaluru flight; now departing 13:15

An Akasa Air flight from Pune to Bengaluru was delayed due to technical reasons, the airline said in a statement on Tuesday, after PTI reported that passengers on board were deplaned after remaining seated inside the aircraft for almost one and a half hours due to a last-minute glitch detected in the Boeing 737 MAX plane.

The aircraft is currently undergoing inspection and is now supposed to leave at 13:15 PM, Akasa confirmed.

"Affected passengers have been offered the option to reschedule on an evening flight, and the refund process has been initiated for those who have opted for it. Our ground team and Akasa Care Officers are assisting the passengers," a spokesperson for the carrier said.


The flight was scheduled to depart from Pune at 8.50 am, and boarding started around 8.10 am, a passenger onboard the glitch-hit Boeing aircraft said.

"Akasa Air Bangalore-bound flight-- QP1312-- from Pune on January 13 is held up at Pune airport. Passengers had boarded the aircraft and the flight was getting ready for departure when some technical issue was reported in the aircraft at the last minute. Later all the passengers were deplaned," the passenger told PTI from Pune.