Mumbai: Over a hundred Nairobi-bound passengers on board a Kenya Airways flight, who were scheduled to take off from Mumbai at 7.25 am on Monday, were forced to spend the entire day in the city after the aircraft was grounded at the last moment due to a snag in the engine. The airline will now send a Boeing 787 Dreamliner on Tuesday to fly out the passengers.
Mozambique national Jorrit Oppewal was one of the disgruntled passengers who said that the airline staff didn't keep the passengers updated. "They said that the engineers were being flown in from Kenya. That's pointless, as there are enough engineers in India," he said.
Oppewal, an economist with London - headquartered International Growth Centre (IGC), was in Mumbai for a conference. "I have been allotted a hotel. But there is very poor communication and management. How long am I to remain within the four walls of my hotel room in Sahar?" he asked.
Kenyan queer rights activist Melissa Sikiliza too was among the stranded. "There were no staff members around to answer questions on what was going on. The boarding process of Flight KQ205 for January 11 was totally wanting," Sikiliza, who had to attend a funeral back home, said. "My baggage too hasn't been handed over," she said.
12/01/16 Aditya Anand/Mumbai Mirror
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Mozambique national Jorrit Oppewal was one of the disgruntled passengers who said that the airline staff didn't keep the passengers updated. "They said that the engineers were being flown in from Kenya. That's pointless, as there are enough engineers in India," he said.
Oppewal, an economist with London - headquartered International Growth Centre (IGC), was in Mumbai for a conference. "I have been allotted a hotel. But there is very poor communication and management. How long am I to remain within the four walls of my hotel room in Sahar?" he asked.
Kenyan queer rights activist Melissa Sikiliza too was among the stranded. "There were no staff members around to answer questions on what was going on. The boarding process of Flight KQ205 for January 11 was totally wanting," Sikiliza, who had to attend a funeral back home, said. "My baggage too hasn't been handed over," she said.
12/01/16 Aditya Anand/Mumbai Mirror
