New Delhi : Livid over having to miss an “important” appointment after the pilot of an Air India flight to Hyderabad did not turn up, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday took to twitter to castigate the state-run carrier, which ordered an inquiry into the episode.
“Air India should explain how such things are happening. Transparency & accountability are the need of the hour,” Naidu, the Urban Development Minister, tweeted.
Sources said Naidu was going to Hyderabad to attend a meeting on the ‘Swachh Bharat’ campaign. The flight was scheduled to depart at 1345 hours but due to the non-availability of the pilot it could take off only at 1430 hours. Soon after Naidu’s tweets, the public carrier expressed regret for the inconvenience caused, while Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said he had asked Air India to conduct an inquiry and take action.
