Mumbai: The 38 passengers stranded at the Mumbai airport after they missed their transit British Airways flight to London due to a delayed arrival of their Air India (AI) flight from Goa, finally left the country by Monday morning, according to airport sources. While AI had accommodated some of the passengers on its own flights to London, the remaining were put on other international airlines by BA.
According to an AI spokesperson, the airline had accommodated some of the passengers on its London flights from Mumbai and Delhi. “We have flights for London from Mumbai and Delhi leaving at 7:10 am every day and the passengers we accommodated left on Monday,” the spokesperson said. Airport sources said AI flew around four to five such travellers. Around 30 of the passengers were accommodated by BA on Virgin Atlantic flights to London.
“Our flights from Mumbai are incredibly busy at this time of year, and in order to get customers on their way, we booked all affected onto flights operated by both British Airways and other airlines,” a BA spokesperson said. The 30 passengers, all of whom were booked on the BA flight to London at 2.30 am on Sunday, spent an entire day at the airport after their AI flight coming from Goa landed 45 minutes late.
07/01/15 Asian Age
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According to an AI spokesperson, the airline had accommodated some of the passengers on its London flights from Mumbai and Delhi. “We have flights for London from Mumbai and Delhi leaving at 7:10 am every day and the passengers we accommodated left on Monday,” the spokesperson said. Airport sources said AI flew around four to five such travellers. Around 30 of the passengers were accommodated by BA on Virgin Atlantic flights to London.
“Our flights from Mumbai are incredibly busy at this time of year, and in order to get customers on their way, we booked all affected onto flights operated by both British Airways and other airlines,” a BA spokesperson said. The 30 passengers, all of whom were booked on the BA flight to London at 2.30 am on Sunday, spent an entire day at the airport after their AI flight coming from Goa landed 45 minutes late.
07/01/15 Asian Age
