Mangalore: Missing Mobile Delays Kingfisher Flight

Missing Mobile Delays

    Mangalore, May 20: A Kingfisher Airlines flight, which was scheduled to leave the local airport at 6.30 pm on Thursday, was reportedly delayed by over three hours, as a passenger's cell phone went missing in the aircraft. The airlines, however, said that the delay of the flight was caused due to technical reasons.

The aircraft in question had touched down here from Bangalore at 6.05 pm, and was ready to take off to Bangalore at 6.30 pm. It is gathered that one of the passengers had complained to the aircraft personnel a little while after take off from Bangalore, that his phone was missing. As the handset could not be found even after extensive search, the passengers due to leave by this flight were shipped to Bangalore through another flight that left the local airport at 7.45 pm.

It is gathered that the lost cell phone was recovered at around 9.30 pm. Thereafter, the flight took off to its destination.