In a humanitarian gesture, Air India`s regional subsidiary Alliance Air delayed its Jaipur-Delhi flight to save the lives of four patients, awaiting organ transplants in the national capital. 
 
The matter came to light on Sunday, signifying the growing need for "safe and fast" harvested organ transport. 
 
According to the Alliance Air, its Jaipur-Delhi flight on Saturday was delayed by half an hour to wait for the arrival of organs donated by a 49-year-old woman in Jaipur that were to be transported to Delhi along with a team of doctors and paramedical staff. 
 
"The retrieved organs to be transported consisted of 2 lungs, 1 liver and 1 kidney and were urgently needed at Delhi to save four lives," the airline said in a statement. 
 
"Collaborative efforts of the Chief Minister`s office, the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO), Air India, Alliance Air, the Central Industrial Security Force and Jaipur airport authorities for this humanitarian cause helped in saving 4 lives." 
 
As per the statement, when the passengers on the flight came to know about the reason of flight delay, they waited patiently for the organs to arrive at the airport. 
 
"The organ harvesting surgery, performed at a private hospital in Jaipur, was a complicated one involving retrieval of lungs, kidney and liver and hence was time consuming," the statement said. 
 
"The retrieved organs needed to reach Delhi soon after harvesting... On arriving at the airport, the retrieved organs were rushed through the security check by Alliance Air ground staff."

In a humanitarian gesture, Air India`s regional subsidiary Alliance Air delayed its Jaipur-Delhi flight to save the lives of four patients, awaiting organ transplants in the national capital.

In a humanitarian gesture, Air India`s regional subsidiary Alliance Air delayed its Jaipur-Delhi flight to save the lives of four patients, awaiting organ transplants in the national capital. The matter came to light on Sunday, signifying the growing need for "safe and fast" harvested organ transport. According to the Alliance Air, its Jaipur-Delhi flight on Saturday was delayed by half an hour to wait for the arrival of organs donated by a 49-year-old woman in Jaipur that were to be transported to Delhi along with a team of doctors and paramedical staff. "The retrieved organs to be transported consisted of 2 lungs, 1 liver and 1 kidney and were urgently needed at Delhi to save four lives," the airline said in a statement. "Collaborative efforts of the Chief Minister`s office, the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO), Air India, Alliance Air, the Central Industrial Security Force and Jaipur airport authorities for this humanitarian cause helped in saving 4 lives." As per the statement, when the passengers on the flight came to know about the reason of flight delay, they waited patiently for the organs to arrive at the airport. "The organ harvesting surgery, performed at a private hospital in Jaipur, was a complicated one involving retrieval of lungs, kidney and liver and hence was time consuming," the statement said. "The retrieved organs needed to reach Delhi soon after harvesting... On arriving at the airport, the retrieved organs were rushed through the security check by Alliance Air ground staff."

Humanitarian gesture: Alliance Air delays flight to save 4 lives

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday granted ex-post facto dispensation to Alliance Air, a subsidiary of national carrier Air India, to commence international flight services between India and Sri Lanka.

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday granted ex-post facto dispensation to Alliance Air, a subsidiary of national carrier Air India, to commence international flight services between India and Sri Lanka. A special dispensation is allowed for an interim period till Alliance Air deploys a minimum of 20 aircraft or 20 per cent of total capacity, whichever is higher for domestic operations. Also Read: Sky is limit as inaugural flight bridges distance between Chennai and Jaffna India has close bilateral ties with Sri Lanka and it is in the interest of the country to increase connectivity and to expand people to people contact between the two countries. Before this approval, there was no commercial operation scheduled from Palaly and Batticaloa airports.

Cabinet approves Alliance Air to commence international flight services between India, Sri Lanka

Connecting Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka with Southern India, an inaugural flight from Chennai landed at Jaffna airport on Thursday.&nbsp;

ATR72-600 operated BY Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Air India landed with Indian dignitaries at the airport where Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Indian envoy to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu were present.&nbsp;

Speaking on the occasion, Indian high commissioner Taranjit Singh noted that the "bilateral relations between India and Sri Lanka have now truly touched the sky" and the flight connecting Chennai with Jaffna is "yet another example of India’s commitment to continue with people-oriented development projects in Sri Lanka."

Regular commercial flights between Chennai and Jaffna will start from early November 2019.&nbsp;

Welcoming the development External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tweeted that the "historic moment" will bring "India and SriLanka even closer."

Jaffna airport was also inaugurated by the Sri Lankan President which has been reconstructed with Indian assistance.&nbsp;

New Delhi had extended the grant for the infrastructure at the airport, which was built by the British during World War II and during the LTTE crisis was disbanded for commercial operations.&nbsp;

It is interesting to know, the first flight from the Jaffna airport, when it was opened it 1947 was to India and had led to economic development in that part of the Indian Ocean island country. 
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Connecting Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka with Southern India, an inaugural flight from Chennai landed at Jaffna airport on Thursday. ATR72-600 operated BY Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Air India landed with Indian dignitaries at the airport where Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Indian envoy to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu were present.

Connecting Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka with Southern India, an inaugural flight from Chennai landed at Jaffna airport on Thursday. ATR72-600 operated BY Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Air India landed with Indian dignitaries at the airport where Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Indian envoy to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu were present. Speaking on the occasion, Indian high commissioner Taranjit Singh noted that the "bilateral relations between India and Sri Lanka have now truly touched the sky" and the flight connecting Chennai with Jaffna is "yet another example of India’s commitment to continue with people-oriented development projects in Sri Lanka." Regular commercial flights between Chennai and Jaffna will start from early November 2019. Welcoming the development External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tweeted that the "historic moment" will bring "India and SriLanka even closer." Jaffna airport was also inaugurated by the Sri Lankan President which has been reconstructed with Indian assistance. New Delhi had extended the grant for the infrastructure at the airport, which was built by the British during World War II and during the LTTE crisis was disbanded for commercial operations. It is interesting to know, the first flight from the Jaffna airport, when it was opened it 1947 was to India and had led to economic development in that part of the Indian Ocean island country.

Sky is limit as inaugural flight bridges distance between Chennai and Jaffna 

The <a href="https://www.wionews.com/business-economy/air-indias-operations-hit-globally-due-to-technical-glitch-official-213832">five-hour shutdown of Air India's check-in software</a>, which occurred Saturday morning, is still causing its ripple effect as the airline said 137 flights will be running with a delay on Sunday.

The average duration of delay -- on these 137 flights of Sunday -- would be of 197 minutes, the airline's spokesperson said.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/business-economy/155-flights-delayed-as-air-indias-check-in-software-shuts-down-for-more-than-5-hours-213892">Thousands of passengers had a harrowing time Saturday morning</a> at&nbsp;airports across the world as Air India's passenger service system (PSS) software, which looks after check-in, baggage and reservation, did not function from 3.30 am to 8.45 am due to a technical glitch.

The spokesperson said total 149 flights were delayed on Saturday because of the software shutdown.?

When asked about its effect on Sunday, he said, "Due to delay in first sector, 137 flights are delayed by 197 minutes (average)."

Once an aircraft is delayed in first sector, it is bound to be delayed in the second and third sectors as well. An aircraft generally goes from one sector to another during the day. For example, while Delhi-Mumbai is one sector, Mumbai-Bengaluru is another sector and Bengaluru-Chennai is the third sector.

The average number of flights that Air India group, which also includes subsidiaries Alliance Air and Air India Express, flies daily is 674.

The five-hour shutdown of Air India's check-in software, which occurred Saturday morning, is still causing its ripple effect as the airline said 137 flights will be running with a delay on Sunday.

The five-hour shutdown of Air India's check-in software, which occurred Saturday morning, is still causing its ripple effect as the airline said 137 flights will be running with a delay on Sunday. The average duration of delay -- on these 137 flights of Sunday -- would be of 197 minutes, the airline's spokesperson said. Thousands of passengers had a harrowing time Saturday morning at airports across the world as Air India's passenger service system (PSS) software, which looks after check-in, baggage and reservation, did not function from 3.30 am to 8.45 am due to a technical glitch. The spokesperson said total 149 flights were delayed on Saturday because of the software shutdown.? When asked about its effect on Sunday, he said, "Due to delay in first sector, 137 flights are delayed by 197 minutes (average)." Once an aircraft is delayed in first sector, it is bound to be delayed in the second and third sectors as well. An aircraft generally goes from one sector to another during the day. For example, while Delhi-Mumbai is one sector, Mumbai-Bengaluru is another sector and Bengaluru-Chennai is the third sector. The average number of flights that Air India group, which also includes subsidiaries Alliance Air and Air India Express, flies daily is 674.

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