Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Air India Express Flight Delayed Five Hours in Ranchi
An Air India Express plane flew from Bengaluru to Ranchi.
During that flight, one passenger had trouble breathing.
The passenger was given oxygen on the plane.
After landing, the passenger was stable and went home.
The same plane was then supposed to fly from Ranchi to Bengaluru.
That flight had to wait for oxygen cylinders.
The cylinders were brought from New Delhi to Ranchi.
The return flight left about five hours late, at around 13:51.
Air India Express flight IX 1244 from Ranchi to Bengaluru was delayed by about five hours on Sunday.
The delay followed a passenger’s breathing difficulty during arriving flight IX 1239 from Bengaluru.
The passenger received oxygen onboard, remained stable, and went home after landing.
Flight IX 1239 arrived at Birsa Munda Airport around 8:55 am.
Flight IX 1244 departed for Bengaluru around 13:51 after oxygen cylinders were brought from New Delhi.
- Who
- Air India Express, passengers, and passenger who experienced breathing difficulty; Airport Director Vinod Kumar Singh provided the account.
- What
- Air India Express flight IX 1244 from Ranchi to Bengaluru was delayed about five hours after oxygen cylinders were arranged following a passenger medical incident.
- When
- Sunday; flight IX 1239 arrived around 8:55 am, and flight IX 1244 departed around 13:51.
- Where
- Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi; the oxygen cylinders were brought from New Delhi.
- Why
- The airline arranged oxygen cylinders after a passenger on the arriving flight required oxygen onboard.
- Airline
- Air India Express
- Arriving flight
- IX 1239 from Bengaluru to Ranchi
- Delayed flight
- IX 1244 from Ranchi to Bengaluru
- Airport
- Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi
- Delay
- About five hours
- Oxygen cylinders
- Arranged in New Delhi and brought to Ranchi
- Departure time
- Around 13:51
