New Delhi: Some Asian Games-bound Indian shooters were in an Air India flight from Bhopal to Delhi that was diverted to Jaipur on Sunday morning due to a technical issue.
Air India arranged transport for the passengers to travel to Delhi by road, but since the shooters had their weapons with them they requested a separate bus. “We had to carry our weapons and luggage. The aircraft landed safely at Jaipur and is undergoing checks in line with Air India’s safety standards.”
Seven shooters, four coaches and four support staff members were onboard the flight which took off from Bhopal’s Raja Bhoj airport at 8.36am. They were scheduled to land in Delhi at 9:40am. We landed in Jaipur at around 9:40 am.
However, it was diverted to Jaipur due to a technical issue. “Within 10-15 minutes of the take-off, it was announced that due to a technical issue the flight would be diverted to Jaipur. An Air India statement said, “Flight AI1886 operating from Bhopal to Delhi on 13 September was diverted to Jaipur due to a technical issue as per laid-down procedures.
We were in the flight for almost two hours before we were taken out,” a member of the shooting contingent told HT. A bus and a car were provided to us and we started from Jaipur at around 1pm,” the squad member said.
