Toilet stop forces emergency landing
An Air India flight was forced to land after the pilot was locked out of the cockpit during a toilet break.
The flight from Delhi to Bangalore was diverted to Bhopal airport on Monday after the pilot was unable to gain access to the cockpit because of a jammed door.
“The commander of the flight had left the cockpit for a short while to visit the toilet and on returning to the cockpit found the door locked.
The door had got jammed and all efforts to open the door, even from inside by the co-pilot, failed,” an Air India statement said.
“The co-pilot, after taking permission from ground control, diverted the flight to Bhopal and landed…at 17:55 hrs.”
The door was fixed by ground maintenance engineers and the plane continued its journey less than three hours later, Air India added.
Ian Jarrett
Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know
Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham
Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago
Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research
Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact
Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference
Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role
Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal
Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination
Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness
Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future
Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
ADS PRO 
Phocuswright reveals the world's largest travel markets in volume in 2025
Higher departure tax and visa cost, e-arrival card: Japan unleashes the fiscal weapon against tourists
Cyclone in Sri Lanka had limited effect on tourism in contrary to media reports
Singapore to forbid entry to undesirable travelers with new no-boarding directive
Euromonitor International unveils world’s top 100 city destinations for 2025