Kochi: A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed before the Kerala High Court on Monday questioning Air India's decision to cancel a direct flight operating between Bahrain and Thiruvananthapuram.
The PIL was filed by Puliyot Aboobacker of Naduvannur in Kozhikode, who is working at Manama in Bahrain at present. Air India had been operating the flight since 2004 but decided to cancel it, allegedly without hearing any stakeholders, in 2012, the petition filed through advocate Kaleeswaram Raj said.
Unlike the private airlines operating in and out of the Gulf region, Air India used to sell tickets at competitive prices and thus had been the lifeline of passengers. On a daily basis, 1000-1200 passengers used to travel from Bahrain to Thiruvananthapuram and vice versa. Thiruvananthapuram is the air hub to five districts in Kerala and four districts in Tamil Nadu. Despite the existence of such huge demand, the service was cancelled without any explanation, the PIL said.
19/01/15 Mahir Haneef/Times of India
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The PIL was filed by Puliyot Aboobacker of Naduvannur in Kozhikode, who is working at Manama in Bahrain at present. Air India had been operating the flight since 2004 but decided to cancel it, allegedly without hearing any stakeholders, in 2012, the petition filed through advocate Kaleeswaram Raj said.
Unlike the private airlines operating in and out of the Gulf region, Air India used to sell tickets at competitive prices and thus had been the lifeline of passengers. On a daily basis, 1000-1200 passengers used to travel from Bahrain to Thiruvananthapuram and vice versa. Thiruvananthapuram is the air hub to five districts in Kerala and four districts in Tamil Nadu. Despite the existence of such huge demand, the service was cancelled without any explanation, the PIL said.
19/01/15 Mahir Haneef/Times of India
