Flight to Singapore takes off from Amritsar leaving behind 35 passengers
Amritsar: A Singapore flight took off hours ahead of schedule, while 35 passengers were left behind at the Amritsar airport.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered that the incident be investigated, reports NDTV.
The aviation regulatory authority initiated the investigation after a Scoot Airline flight, which was scheduled to leave at 7:55 pm on Wednesday, took off at 3 pm. This gave rise to chaos at the airport, with angry passengers protesting against being left behind. They also complained about the matter to the authorities concerned.
When the airport authorities contacted the airline officials, they were told that the passengers had been informed e-mail regarding the change in flight time. "Around 280 passengers were to travel to Singapore but 253 passengers were rescheduled, leaving over 30 passengers behind," Amritsar airport director told ANI.
The DGCA has, however, asked the Scoot Airline, a Singaporean airline that is a subsidiary owned by Singapore Airlines, as well as the Amritsar Airport authorities to provide details on the matter. The airline has said that all the passengers were informed by email about the change in timing in flight.
In addition, an official of the Amritsar airport told ANI that the travel agent who booked the tickets for 30 people in a group had failed to inform the passengers about the flight timing changes. As a result, the airline flew with only the passengers who had reported in accordance with the new flight timing.
A similar incident was reported from Bengaluru recently, where a Go First flight to Delhi took off leaving behind 55 passengers, who were on their way to the airport and were reportedly accommodated on another flight four hours later.
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AAP's Sanjay Singh alleges attack on party councillor
New Delhi (PTI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Thursday alleged that a party councillor and a worker were assaulted in west Delhi and demanded that the police register an FIR and take action against those involved.
Addressing a press conference, Singh said the incident occurred on Wednesday when AAP councillor Jyoti Gautam visited her ward to inspect ongoing road work along with party worker Sanjay Bhairava in Rajendra Nagar constituency.
He alleged, "Some individuals linked to BJP MLA Umang Bajaj attacked the worker and misbehaved with the councillor."
There was no immediate reaction available from the BJP over the allegations.
Singh claimed that Gautam later approached the police station and sought registration of an FIR, stating that the incident and injuries had been medically documented.
He urged the Union Home Ministry and the Delhi Police to take immediate action in the matter.
The AAP MP also referred to a separate case involving former party MLA Somesh Shokeen, alleging that he had received threats and an extortion demand of Rs 10 crore.
Singh said a complaint had been submitted to the police and called for a prompt investigation.
He said he would raise both issues in Parliament and before the parliamentary committee on home affairs.
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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Thursday alleged that a party councillor and a worker were assaulted in west Delhi and demanded that the police register an FIR and take action against those involved.
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