AIZAWL, June 9 NNN : Irritated passengers filed an FIR against Jet Airways in Mizoram.
Furious over flight cancellation and non-provision of alternative flight, a group of irritated flight passengers has submitted an FIR against a private flight service plying in the Lengpui (Aizawl airport), Guwahati and Kolkata section. The FIR has been submitted to Sairang police station, after two days of which an alternative flight was provided. On June 5, Jet Airways had cancelled its flight for Aizawl- Kolkata on ground of inclement weather. But then, about the same time, Air India flight from Kolkata arrived at Lengpui airport and also departed again, and the weather was also favourable.
Passengers said that they went to Jet Airways counter and informed of their problems, on which they were replied that the ticket was overbooked for June 6-8. They also said that the Jet Airways officer in-charge declined their request to approach higher authority besides saying that they could do nothing. After that, around 20 youths in agitation resorted to submit the FIR, one of the affected passengers reported, who also added that the affected passengers even included patients and scholars who were to give exams on scheduled dates, who now would missed it.
On June 6, Mizo Zirlal Pawl (MZP) or Mizo students’ body and the Civil Aviation Authority were informed regarding the matter, and after dealing with the matter with the police the alternative flight was provided on June 7. “We could not know exactly how many passengers were affected, but we are determined to proceed further when we get back to Aizawl”, says the agitated passengers. “Had not
the Police and MZP came in between, we would have suffered even more. It is high time we fight back, as enough was that they inflicted us”, the angry passengers even added.Furthermore, there are also some left out passengers who planned to file cases against Jet Airways who in recent time had allegedly sold out tickets more than its seat capacity for Guwahati – Aizawl flight.
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