Thiruvananthapuram: Hundreds of non-resident Keralites bound for the Gulf and other countries were stranded in different parts of the state as the national carrier Air India slashed a large number of flights from the state. Early reports put the number of cancelled flights at 168. The reason given by authorities is that several aircraft had been shifted to Uttar Pradesh for the benefit of Haj pilgrims from the northern Indian state.
Many of the passengers who were scheduled to take early morning flights today (Saturday), got a rude shock around 3am when it was notified that the Air India Express flight from here to Sharjah had been cancelled. Dozens of passengers who had arrived from different parts of the state, including many with infants, complained to the airline officials, who said they were helpless because aircraft were being diverted to UP.
22/09/12 Akhel Mathew/Gulf News
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Many of the passengers who were scheduled to take early morning flights today (Saturday), got a rude shock around 3am when it was notified that the Air India Express flight from here to Sharjah had been cancelled. Dozens of passengers who had arrived from different parts of the state, including many with infants, complained to the airline officials, who said they were helpless because aircraft were being diverted to UP.
22/09/12 Akhel Mathew/Gulf News
