Passengers on a SpiceJet flight which was scheduled from Delhi to Darbhanga, have been concerned in a heated confrontation with airline officers after the flight was cancelled simply 5 minutes earlier than boarding, based on the passengers.
The video which was shared on social media handles reveals passengers shouting slogans in protest on the boarding gate in Delhi Airport’s Terminal 3. They have been ready to board flight No. SG 495 of the SpiceJet flight. “SpiceJet murdabad, murdabad,” the passengers may be seen shouting with this slogan with their fingers raised.
#SpiceJet will fully smash #Darbhanga #Airport. In the present day once more there was a ruckus in #Delhi over the #cancellation of flight SG 495 to Darbhanga. SpiceJet employees clearly refused any reduction citing @DGCAIndia norms!@mohol_murlidhar@AAI_Official it’s ineffective to tag.#Save_DBR pic.twitter.com/nhSgbJQ4wC
— Bishnu Okay Jha (@bisnujha) September 14, 2024
Based on NDTV report, frequent flyers on the Delhi-Darbhanga route claimed that the airline has been repeatedly cancelling flights on this route in current months, typically proper earlier than boarding. This has led to rising frustration amongst passengers.
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The airline nonetheless has not but launched an announcement concerning the incident.
Final month, the DGCA put SpiceJet below elevated scrutiny after an audit that exposed a number of “deficiencies.” Regardless of a number of fundraising efforts over the previous yr, SpiceJet has struggled to completely resume operations, lagging behind opponents IndiGo and Air India in market share.