PATNA: Fliers to and from Jayaprakash Narayan International (JPNI) airport on Sunday had a difficult time as most of the flights operated far behind schedule.
About 90 passengers booked on Go Air's Patna-Delhi (G8-342) morning flight created a ruckus over the abnormal delay in its operation.
"It's hell. We have been left in the lurch. The airline officials are not listening to us," a lady passenger complained.
Go Air's G8-341 was on Monday scheduled to take off from Indira Gandhi International airport (IGI), Delhi at around 9 am. And its return journey from JPNI airport was scheduled at 10.50 am.
As the flight was delayed, passengers wanted to know whether the airline was planning to cancel it. As passengers' queries regarding the status of G8-341 failed to elicit a proper answer from airline officials, bedlam broke out.
Most of the passengers had gone through security check and had to helplessly wait in the security hold area for hours. Poor visibility had delayed the flight's take off from IGI Delhi by around 4 hours. It finally arrived here around 1.45 pm.
According to airport sources, dense fog over Delhi sky had hampered flights operation on Monday morning. "Almost all flights to and from IGI, Delhi were delayed. Normal flight operation resumed only after visibility improved around noon," sources added.
Air India's Delhi-Patna-Delhi flight (IC-409) which was scheduled to arrive around 12 nooon was delayed by around four hours. Indigo's Chennai-Mumbai-Delhi-Patna-Chennai (191), which is scheduled here around 2 pm, and its Delhi-Patna flight (6E-178), which is scheduled to arrive here by 1.55 pm, were also delayed by hours.
Go Air has decided to change the timing of its Delhi-Patna-Delhi (G8 341-342) flight from Tuesday. The flight will take off from IGI, Delhi at 7.20 am and reach JPNI airport by 9 am. Its return flight will depart at 9.25 am and reach Delhi at 10.55 am.
Alok K N Mishra is can be contacted at alokknmishra@gmail.com
About 90 passengers booked on Go Air's Patna-Delhi (G8-342) morning flight created a ruckus over the abnormal delay in its operation.
"It's hell. We have been left in the lurch. The airline officials are not listening to us," a lady passenger complained.
Go Air's G8-341 was on Monday scheduled to take off from Indira Gandhi International airport (IGI), Delhi at around 9 am. And its return journey from JPNI airport was scheduled at 10.50 am.
As the flight was delayed, passengers wanted to know whether the airline was planning to cancel it. As passengers' queries regarding the status of G8-341 failed to elicit a proper answer from airline officials, bedlam broke out.
Most of the passengers had gone through security check and had to helplessly wait in the security hold area for hours. Poor visibility had delayed the flight's take off from IGI Delhi by around 4 hours. It finally arrived here around 1.45 pm.
According to airport sources, dense fog over Delhi sky had hampered flights operation on Monday morning. "Almost all flights to and from IGI, Delhi were delayed. Normal flight operation resumed only after visibility improved around noon," sources added.
Air India's Delhi-Patna-Delhi flight (IC-409) which was scheduled to arrive around 12 nooon was delayed by around four hours. Indigo's Chennai-Mumbai-Delhi-Patna-Chennai (191), which is scheduled here around 2 pm, and its Delhi-Patna flight (6E-178), which is scheduled to arrive here by 1.55 pm, were also delayed by hours.
Go Air has decided to change the timing of its Delhi-Patna-Delhi (G8 341-342) flight from Tuesday. The flight will take off from IGI, Delhi at 7.20 am and reach JPNI airport by 9 am. Its return flight will depart at 9.25 am and reach Delhi at 10.55 am.
Alok K N Mishra is can be contacted at alokknmishra@gmail.com
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