You surely would have heard of causes like security issues, maintenance problems and congested air traffic for a flight delay but would you believe if we tell you that the Mumbai bound flight could not take off on time because its pilot was delayed at a temple for Mahashivratri festivities. Yes, you heard that right!

Mumbai bound Air India flight from Delhi, AI 887, got delayed by almost three hours – leaving all its passengers inside the flight with no communication. As a consequence its two flight captains will now have to face a salary deduction of around 18,000 Rupees each.