Akasa Air Pune-Bengaluru flight offloaded due to last-minute technical ‘glitch’: What happened?

Travellers on an Akasa Air service from Pune to Bengaluru faced an unexpected delay on Tuesday when they were asked to disembark after spending nearly 90 minutes inside the aircraft due to a technical issue shortly before take-off.

The flight, operated using a Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, was scheduled to leave Pune at 8:50 am, with boarding commencing around 8:10 am, said a passenger who was on board at the time, according to a report by news agency PTI.