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Travellers at Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, and Kannur airports confronted disappointment when flights to Gulf nations had been referred to as off on the final minute for the second consecutive day
Air India Specific passengers who had been promised journey to numerous locations from airports in Kerala had been left stranded on Thursday as their flights had been unexpectedly canceled for the second day in a row. Travellers at Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, and Kannur airports confronted disappointment when flights to Gulf nations had been referred to as off on the final minute for the second consecutive day.
This sudden cancellation has sparked frustration and precipitated inconvenience amongst passengers who relied on the airline’s assurance for his or her journey plans.
“I used to be assured by Air India Specific yesterday that I can journey to Qatar on Thursday. However they didn’t maintain their promise. I used to be instructed on the final second that my flight has been cancelled once more for the second consecutive day,” an aggrieved passenger at Karipur airport in Kozhikode instructed reporters.
One other passenger, who claimed his work visa would expire at this time, instructed a TV channel at Thiruvananthapuram airport that when his flight to the Gulf area was cancelled yesterday, he was given a ticket for at this time.
“After I arrived right here (Thiruvananthapuram airport), the airline instructed me that the flight was cancelled. If I don’t attain my place of job by tonight, my visa will expire and I’ll lose my job,” he mentioned.
One other passenger on the Thiruvananthapuram airport mentioned that AI Specific requested him to take a ticket on one other airline, however he was unable to take action. “Why can’t they assist us get tickets on one other airline? Allow them to cost us for that,” he mentioned.
Air India Specific has issued termination letters to round 25 cabin crew members who reported sick resulting in the cancellation of greater than 90 flights, airline sources mentioned on Thursday. The Tata Group-owned airline has additionally given an ultimatum to the remaining cabin crew members reporting sick to affix again responsibility by 4 pm on Thursday or face termination, they added.
Air India Specific has additionally cancelled no less than 60 flights for Thursday as a result of non-availability of cabin crew, the sources mentioned and added that mass leaves by a bit of the cabin crew has precipitated immense inconvenience to passengers.
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