Flyer misses plane after check-in

Kolkata: Within 10 days of a Chennai-bound passenger missing his flight after taking the boarding card, there was an encore at the airport yet again on Wednesday evening. Only this time, it was a Bhubaneswar-bound passenger. Both were booked on Air Deccan flights.
Manas Das Pattanaik arrived at the airport at 3.45 pm on Wednesday, in time for the 4.20 pm flight to Bhubaneswar. He registered his baggage and collected the boarding pass — but still missed the flight.
"I had trouble locating the security check counter. There was no Air Deccan staff to help out. By the time I managed to locate it, boarding had already been completed. Though I pleaded with the airline authorities, I was not allowed to board," Pattanaik complained. Now, he plans to move the consumer court.
Air Deccan refuted the claim and said Pattanaik was hanging around the coffee counter at the departure lobby.
13/07/07 Times of India

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