Jammu Airport Chaos: Air India Express Passengers Stranded For Hours, Barred From Deboarding | Watch
The Jammu Airport on Friday witnessed chaos as Air India Express flight (IX-1182), originally scheduled to land in Srinagar, refused to let passengers deboard, leaving them stranded for over six hours.
The Jammu Airport on Friday witnessed chaos as Air India Express flight (IX-1182), scheduled to land in Srinagar, refused to let passengers deboard, leaving them stranded for over six hours.
Sources told CNN-News18 that the incident took place after an Air India Express flight was diverted to Jammu Airport for unknown reasons. Passengers were prevented from exiting the aircraft, with some alleging they were manhandled when attempting to forcefully deboard.
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Passengers claimed they were forcibly kept inside the plane for several hours after it landed at Jammu Airport following its diversion from Srinagar Airport.
They added that the plane, which was diverted to Jammu, had been stranded at the airport for an extended period since the afternoon, claiming that the airline staff refused to let them deboard.
The stranded passengers further alleged that they were met with resistance from the airline crew when they demanded to deboard the plane, sources said.
The airline has not yet responded to the incident, which has left hundreds of flyers in distress.
In January, an Instagram user claimed that he and his fellow passengers on an Air India flight from Mumbai to Dubai were stuck inside a cabin without functional air conditioning for an extended period.
The passenger described their “horrible experience," stating that the flight, scheduled to depart at 8:25 AM, was delayed by five hours. During this time, passengers—including toddlers and senior citizens—were left on board without air conditioning.
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