New Delhi: Mumbai Airport witnessed uproarious & unruly scenes on Wednesday as scores of passengers created ruckus at the premises after 2 GoAir flights were reportedly cancelled without prior intimation to flyers.
A group of passengers had heated exchange with the GoAir ground staff while some engaged in verbal spat with the airline staff. The passengers, angry over last minute information about flight cancellation, also held a sit-in-protest at the airport.
Terrible situation in Mumbai T1 Terminal at the moment. #Fullchaos. If you’re flying from #Mumbai today, exercise caution. Angry passengers create ruckus after G8 2601 Mumbai Nagpur 07:10 am and other Flights cancelled.@AAI_Official @GoFirstairways @ani_digital @mumbaimatterz pic.twitter.com/oTLV5DfnvJ
— Binu Varghese✍? (@SabSeTezz1) April 13, 2023
Passengers who were about to travel from Mumbai to Goa on a GoAir aircraft were reportedly informed 10 minutes before cancellation. The flight slated for 2.10 am at night was cancelled & an announcement was made to this regard, just minutes before it was to take off. About hundred passengers were stuck at the airport due to sudden cancellation.
As the passengers angrily protested against the airline, several videos of chaos & unruly scenes at the Mumbai airport did the rounds on social media.
In some videos, passengers could be heard demanding an alternate flight or a paid accommodation to spend the night. They could also be seen screaming at the top of their voice while agitating against flight cancellation.
Ruckus by Go Air passengers at #Goa Airport today morning.
As per a passenger, flight was scheduled to depart at 2:10am n passengers were informed at 2am about flight cancellation.
With no alternative, an argument broke out between passengers and airline staff. pic.twitter.com/FmaZCYK9mU— Shivani Mishra (@Shivani703) April 12, 2023
The airline, reportedly arranged another flight for the aggrieved passengers at 6.30 am in morning.
A portal reported that 2 other GoAir flights were cancelled — Mumbai to Amritsar and Mumbai to Ahmedabad, further giving a reason to passengers to scale up their protest.
