‘Grounded’ at IGI, halting in CP

New Delhi: As all flights to Europe and Canada were cancelled owing to volcanic eruptions in Iceland, harried passengers took shelter in hotel lobbies in the city.
At Hotel Radisson Marina in Connaught Place, more than 40 people were packed in the lobby — their Friday morning Air India flights to Canada and London were cancelled.
Many complained of “shabby treatment” at the airport. A couple said they were stuck at the airport for eight hours after being told their flight would take off shortly.
Tariwal, a 70-year-old from Ludhiana, said his Toronto flight on Friday morning was cancelled and “for a very long time, there was no information about it”.
Another passenger, Jasbir Singh, 31, was worried about expenditure every extra day in Delhi would entail.
As families suffered in uncertainty, the first relief came at 5 in the evening. Air India announced flights from Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Amritsar to London, Frankfurt, Chicago, New York, Washington, Toronto and Newark and vice versa will resume from Monday.
18/04/10 Hamari Jamatia/Indian Express

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