Maharaja meltdown: When Venkaiah Naidu had an epic rant on Twitter after Air India delay

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday expressed his frustration over missing an important appointment after his Air India flight was delayed.

I had to travel to Hyderabad by Air India AI544 which is to depart at 1315 Hrs... was told on time.. reached airport by  1230 Hrs. 1/

— M Venkaiah Naidu (@MVenkaiahNaidu) June 28, 2016

was informed at 1315hrs that flight was delayed as d pilot had not yet come.Waited up to 1345 Hrs, boarding didn’t start.returned 2 home 2/

— M Venkaiah Naidu (@MVenkaiahNaidu) June 28, 2016

Air India should explain how such things are happening. Transparency and accountability are the need of the hour. 3/

— M Venkaiah Naidu (@MVenkaiahNaidu) June 28, 2016

Hope Air India understands that we are in the age of competition. Missed an important appointment.4

— M Venkaiah Naidu (@MVenkaiahNaidu) June 28, 2016

In it's statement, Air India said that the flight was delayed as the pilot was stuck in traffic jam

"We deeply regret the inconvenience caused due to flight delay. The pilot was stuck in traffic jam, enquiry has been ordered."

Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapthi Raju responded to Venkaiah Naidu's tweet by saying, 

Service disruptions are unacceptable and have to be eliminated. Have asked AI to enquire and take action on priority https://t.co/vwVwfPMKVf

— Ashok Gajapathi Raju (@Ashok_Gajapathi) June 28, 2016

MoS Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma said:

Cognizance taken, CMD @airindiain to enquire into the incident.Thanks for the feedback. https://t.co/9ZcALplc1E

— Dr. Mahesh Sharma (@dr_maheshsharma) June 28, 2016

(With ANI inputs)