Indigo crisis: Turbulence hits dreams of Gulf job aspirants in M’luru; interviews shifted to Mumbai
Mangaluru: The Indigo chaos has throwed several gulf job aspirants from the city into a tailspin. Sources close to VB have also confirmed that the interviews scheduled where shifted to Mumbai, at the last minute.
Indigo runs highest number of services from Mangaluru airport, connecting various parts of the country to the maximum extent, and major gulf nations, direct or connecting. Meanwhile, after wider cancellations across the country, several aircrafts are stranded at airports across the country.
Official sources confirmed that eight IndiGo flights have been cancelled daily at Mangaluru airport between December 8 and 11.
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The coastal region has seen a surge in the number of people heading to Gulf countries in search of employment, often through agencies that offer relatively low-paying placements. When rare opportunities for better-paying jobs arise, job seekers depend heavily on timely interviews.
However, due to IndiGo flight cancellations, several agencies have been forced to shift interview venues from Mangaluru to Mumbai, giving candidates just two days’ notice.
“It’s difficult to attend interviews in such a situation,” said Imran, a job aspirant from Thumbay. “Flight tickets are too expensive now, and even train and bus tickets are hard to get,” he told Vartha Bharathi.
Another aspirant Faizal echoed the same, he said, “It has been a week since the flight chaos started. If agencies change the interview location now, how are we supposed to travel? This is a precarious situation.”
Meanwhile, Recruiters are also bearing the brunt. Galiana of Suhana Travels, Mangaluru, said, “One of our managers attended an interview in Delhi three days ago. The next day, he had another scheduled in Mumbai. But when he reached the airport, the flight was cancelled. He had to take a train at the last minute and somehow made it.”
Sources also said that the disruptions have caused poor turnout at interviews, forcing some agencies to cancel or reschedule sessions.
A staffer from As Max Travel Agency, located near the State Bank of India in Mangaluru, said an interview planned for December 9 had to be altered after the Gulf company representative, who had booked an IndiGo flight, could not travel due to cancellations.
“We informed shortlisted candidates at the last minute to come to Mumbai instead. But many said they would not be able to make the trip,” the staffer said.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
