Airport misery for passengers

Air India passengers were left stranded for more than an hour last night after their flight was temporarily refused permission to land in Bahrain, the GDN has learnt.
Bahrain International Airport (BIA) officials informed Air India representatives that the IC997 flight from Calicut to Bahrain, via Doha, would not be able to land on its allotted time due to a lack of parking space.
The scheduled flight was due to take off from Doha at 5.40pm and arrive at 6.20pm, but as the plane taxied down the runway, officials revealed there was no landing space for the plane at the BIA.
The passengers on-board - believed to be around 20 - had to wait more than an hour before finally arriving in Bahrain at around 7.30pm.
Air India's country manager for Bahrain Meenakshi Mallik told the GDN last night that the situation at the BIA was totally unheard of.
"It is unimaginable and we have informed BIA authorities that if this continues, we will have to reconsider whether Air India wants to fly to the BIA," she declared.
22/07/09 Daniel Munden/Gulf Daily News, Bahrain

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