Solar Impulse 2 Flight to Varanasi Delayed By Customs (VIDEO)
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LIVE: Solar Impulse 2 (#Si2) Coverage (From Ahmedabad To Varanasi)
Interestingly, #Si2 could not take off from India thanks to customs issues. “RTW is a real human adventure! Stay tuned,” said Solar Impulse.
Bertrand Piccard said on Twitter: “If there is no adventure in the future, it is not because of a lack of ideas, but because of excessive administration.”
Eventually, though, things got sorted:
BREAKING: @bertrandpiccard is arriving at the customs, with his #Si2passport stamped! Thank you all for your support! pic.twitter.com/f7PEt3p7Oj
— Solar Impulse Foundation (@solarimpulse) March 18, 2015
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