‘Endlessly Delayed. This Is Unacceptable’: NCP MP Supriya Sule Criticises Air India For Flight Delay
The NCP leader urged Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu to take action on the matter and hold Air India accountable.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule has strongly criticised Air India, alleging that all its flights are “endlessly delayed". Sule took to social media to express her outrage over Air India’s alleged “constant mismanagement", citing the frequent delays and setbacks faced by passengers.
The NCP leader urged Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu to take action on the matter and hold Air India accountable.
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“Air India flights are endlessly delayed — this is unacceptable! We pay premium fares, yet flights are never on time. Professionals, children, and senior citizens — all affected by this constant mismanagement. Urging the Civil Aviation Minister to take action and hold Air India accountable," she wrote on X.
I was travelling on Air India flight AI0508, which was delayed by 1 hour and 19 minutes — part of a continuous trend of delays affecting passengers. This is unacceptable.Urging Hon’ble Civil Aviation Minister @RamMNK to enforce stricter regulations to hold airlines like… https://t.co/ydqw9NJzcR
— Supriya Sule (@supriya_sule) March 21, 2025
In a subsequent post, the NCP leader said that she was travelling on Air India flight AI0508 which was delayed by 1 hour and 19 minutes attributing it to be a “part of a continuous trend of delays affecting passengers."
“I was travelling on Air India flight AI0508, which was delayed by 1 hour and 19 minutes — part of a continuous trend of delays affecting passengers. This is unacceptable. Urging Hon’ble Civil Aviation Minister @RamMNK to enforce stricter regulations to hold airlines like @airindia accountable for repeated delays and ensure better service standards for passengers," she posted on X.
Responding to Sule, Air India acknowledged the inconvenience caused and attributed the delay to “operational issues" beyond their control.
“Dear Ma’am, we recognize that delays can be very frustrating. However, there are occasional operational issues outside of our control that can affect flight schedules. Your flight to Mumbai this evening was delayed by one hour due to such an issue. We appreciate your understanding," the airline wrote on X.
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