West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, along with other passengers, had to wait for three hours to board an Air India flight which got delayed due to a technical glitch.
Banerjee was booked on Air India's New Delhi - Kolkata flight scheduled to take - off around 2. 30 p. m. on Saturday.
According to sources, the delay occurred due to a technical snag that grounded the aircraft Banerjee was supposed to have travelled on to Kolkata.
The airline pressed another aircraft into service to operate the flight.
"Due to a technical glitch the aircraft which was supposed to have operated the New Delhi - Kolkata flight got grounded.
The Chief Minister and other passengers were provided with full facilities as is required under the circumstances, " sources said.
"Another aircraft was pressed into service to operate the flight on which the Chief Minister along with other passengers boarded. "
The flight was finally operated around 6. 00 p. m. , sources added.