Flyers hit as AI reschedules, then cancels San Francisco flight

Passengers scheduled to travel on Air India’s Bengaluru-San Francisco flight on Wednesday were left to spend hours of uncertainty at the airport as the airline rescheduled and later cancelled the flight.

The AI175 direct flight was scheduled for a 2.20 pm departure with 220 passengers from the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), but the passengers were told, many on reaching the airport, that the flight was delayed and would take off at 6 pm. C H Ram, an 87-year-old resident of Koramangala, said he was at KIA by around 11.30 am when he was informed about the delay.