Why Team India was flown cancelling a scheduled regular flight? DGCA rebukes Air India, seeks report

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DGCA seeks study from Air India for deploying craft to alert Indian cricket squad from Barbados, causing difficulties for passengers. The chartered formation with peculiar telephone motion AIC24WC volition bring the T20 World Cup-winning squad to Delhi connected Thursday morning.

DGCA seeks study  from Air India for deploying craft  to alert  Indian cricket squad  from Barbados, causing difficulties for passengersPremium DGCA seeks study from Air India for deploying craft to alert Indian cricket squad from Barbados, causing difficulties for passengers

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked Air India for a elaborate study pursuing claims that an craft meant for a scheduled formation from Newark to Delhi was alternatively utilized to transport the Indian cricket squad from Barbados. This alteration reportedly caused inconvenience to passengers.

Against this backdrop, a elder authoritative connected Wednesday said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has called for a study from Air India.

The T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket squad is expected to get successful the nationalist superior connected Thursday morning. They are coming from Barbados' Grantley Adams International Airport successful a chartered formation which has a peculiar telephone motion - AIC24WC - Air India Champions 24 World Cup.

An Air India authoritative said passengers were not inconvenienced by the deployment of the Boeing 777 craft to Barbados.

Most of the passengers who had booked tickets for the Newark to Delhi formation connected July 2 were informed successful advance. However, immoderate passengers who could not beryllium informed astir the formation cancellation turned up astatine the airdrome and they were taken by roadworthy to New York. Those passengers were accommodated successful the formation from New York to Delhi, the authoritative added.

The departure of the cricket squad was delayed owed to Hurricane Beryl and the chartered formation was arranged by the Board of Control for Cricket successful India (BCCI).

Catch Team India Arrival unrecorded updates here.

India Team returns location aft winning the Twenty20 World Cup

Jubilant India cricketers person received a rousing invited location from fans aft winning the Twenty20 World Cup last successful Barbados.

India skipper Rohit Sharma held up the World Cup trophy aft arriving astatine New Delhi International Airport aboriginal Thursday morning.

Hundreds of supporters were gathered astatine the airport, galore waving the nationalist emblem and chanting “India, India."

There were thousands much waiting to proceed the celebrations, which started Saturday and were astir to ramp up. Some of the players danced to drum beats erstwhile they reached their hotel.

India pulled disconnected a sensational seven-run triumph against South Africa successful a gripping last past weekend, ending a drought successful planetary International Cricket Council limited-overs competitions.

The team’s instrumentality from the Caribbean was delayed due to the fact that of a shutdown forced by Hurricane Beryl successful Barbados.

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Published: 04 Jul 2024, 09:27 AM IST

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