Monitoring Desk
ISLAMABAD/DELHI: A Delhi-bound ‘Go First’ plane left a city airport without taking over 50 passengers waiting in a shuttle bus for boarding.
India’s aviation regulator DGCA has sought report from the airline on the incident.
Flight G8 116 (BLR-DEL)
Some passengers alleged on social media that the busload of passengers was not taken onboard the ‘Go First’ flight from Bengaluru to Delhi. The flight G8 116 departed at 6.40 am on Monday, leaving behind passengers, they alleged.
In response to one of the tweets, the airline urged the users to share their information and said “We regret the inconvenience caused”.
“Flight G8 116 (BLR-DEL) flew, leaving passengers on the ground! More than 50 passengers on one bus were left on the floor and the flight took off with just passengers of 1 bus on board. Is @GoFirstairways @JM_Scindia @PMOIndia operating in a sleep? No Basic checks!” said a tweet from a passenger named Satish Kumar.
Another passenger Shreya Sinha said on Twitter, “most horrifying experience with @GoFirstairways 5:35 am. Boarded a bus for aircraft 6:30 am. Still in the bus stuffed with over 50 passengers, the driver stopped bus after being forced. Flight G8 116 takes off, leaving 50-plus passengers. Heights of the negligence! @DGCAIndia”.
The Directorate General of the Civil Aviation said that they had sought a report from the airline and appropriate action shall be taken afterward.
