Unruly scenes on airport

Patna: The city airport witnessed unruly scenes on Wednesday when some Haj pilgrims, coming back from Jeddah, indulged into slogan-shouting
accusing the state Haj committee of not making proper arrangements.
While some passengers were angry because the flight, which was carrying their luggage, did not land on Wednesday due to poor visibility, others were sore over some other problems.
The death of a Haji on the Jeddah-Kolkata flight also added to their fury.Explaining things, Bihar State Haj Committee chairman Jamsehd Ashraf said,"The Central Haj Committee is responsible for the hardship faced by Haj pilgrims. They did not make proper arrangements for the pilgrims at Jeddah airport."
He said that pilgrims were taken to the Haj house where accommodations would be provided to them till their luggage came from Kolkata.
18/12/08 Times of India

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Categories: Airports Dec 2008