Trump visit led to Ahd-Mumbai flight delay, says GoAir

A Mumbai-bound GoAir flight from Ahmedabad was delayed for two hours on Monday morning. The airline said the delay was due to US President Donald Trump’s arrival in Ahmedabad.

The flight, which was to depart from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabbhai Patel International Airport at 9.25am, left at 11.30am

Flight G8 459, comprising 180 passengers on board, arrived in Mumbai at around 12.17pm. The crew informed passengers that the delay was due to the unavailability of a pilot. However, the GoAir spokesperson gave a different reason for the delay. He said, “The flight was delayed due to US President- Donald Trump’s visit.”