Delhi News: Passengers of an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Deoghar expressed their discontent through slogans and protests following the airline's decision to cancel the scheduled flight originating from Terminal 2 of Delhi airport, news agency ANI reported on Wednesday. Demonstrating their dissatisfaction, passengers voiced their grievances against the airline, highlighting the inconvenience caused by the sudden cancellation.
In a video shared by ANI, passengers can be heard shouting slogans in hindi "Indigo haai-haai, band karo (shut down)".
IndiGo flight 6E2198 was scheduled to depart for Deoghar at 1100 hrs. Passengers erupted in protest after the flight was canceled for the second, straight day, demanding answers from the airline staff.
The airline staff failed to come up with convincing answers in the face of grilling from passengers, ANI reported, citing officials. The passengers were seen up in arms in the main hall of Terminal 2 after IndiGo cancelled its Deogarh flight. Other passengers, too, joined the protests as the situation went out of hand.
One of the passengers, who was left high and dry after the Deogarh flight was canceled on Wednesday, said, "My father is critically ill. I was supposed to reach Deoghar to be with him. However, I was told that the flight was cancelled," as quoted by ANI.
More than 50 flights were delayed earlier on Wednesday owing to heavy fog in the national capital. The residents of the national capital experienced another day of bone-chilling winter as dense fog enveloped the city on Wednesday morning.
A blanket of thick fog covered Delhi-NCR, leading to decreased visibility and posing challenges for commuters. Train and flight operations were affected due to the dense fog and commuters encountered difficulties following the delay. Flight operations were disrupted at the Delhi airport as five flights were diverted between 9 pm on Tuesday to 7 am on Wednesday.