“Weeeeee’re off to see the pyramids”
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That’s what an Air India airlines crew might have been singing as they failed to board their Boeing 777, going instead on a sightseeing tour of the Pyramids of Giza, leaving passengers at Cairo Airport waiting for a long 16 hours.
The April 15 flight was originally scheduled from Mumbai to Toronto, but had to be diverted to Frankfurt via Cairo.
Passengers thought there were technical problems, but after a few hours, they were surprised to find out that while the pilot had been on his seat all this time, the missing seven member crew had taken advantage of the unplanned Cairo stop, and went off on a visit to the Pyramids.
One of the crewmembers admitted his act, but claimed that the delay was merely five hours and airport personnel had taken them to a different terminal, due to language problems.
An Air India spokesperson confirmed the incident and said the company would initiate action against the crew members who did not report to work on time.
Source: NDTV
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