Passengers create furore at airport after flight cancellation

Flight cancellation

                Jaipur, May 30 (PTI) Passengers of a Delhi-bound aircraft today created pandemonium at Sanganer airport here after their flight was cancelled. The Guwahati-Delhi spice Jet flight with 190 passengers and crew members on board was diverted to Jaipur following bad weather in Delhi. It landed at the airport at 1030 hrs last night and was cancelled at 0100 hrs on technical grounds. The passengers created an uproar at the airport as they collectively complained to the administration about the inconvenience caused to them and poor management by the staff. "It was a Guwahati-Delhi spice Jet flight with 190 passengers and crew members on board. It was diverted to Jaipur due to bad weather in Delhi and was scheduled to take off once weather clears but it was finally cancelled," R K Singh, Director, Sanganer Airport, Jaipur, said. "Some passengers resisted the cancellation of the flight and complained about the poor management of the airline.                        
                  We have ordered an enquiry into the matter and the report will be sent to DGCA as well as to Airport Authority of India's head office," he said. Singh said 50 passengers were sent to Mumbai by flight and several passengers were sent to Delhi by road while a few others were staying at a hotel. "Meanwhile, five other Delhi bound flights were also diverted to Jaipur late last night and later took off after the weather cleared," he said. Namrata Saikia, a passenger said, "Two flights which were also diverted to Jaipur after our flight took off after some time but we were left stranded without any proper information.The airline staff made us sit in the plane for two hours without proper information and even food." She alleged that no money was refunded to the passengers.PTI SDA