Ahmedabad: While the squeaky clean airport road, on Wednesday, was all set to welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israel counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, it was the passengers who were the harried lot, arriving at and leaving the airport.
While the stage performances, on both sides of the road, created a sense of cultural profoundity, hordes of passengers had to drag their heavy suitcases to uncertain destinations as vehicles were not allowed to enter the main tarffic artery on the route.
While those who arrived into the city were seen walking beyond the Taj circle, those who were to depart were seen rushing towards the terminal. Some of them missed their flights too, whereas many were left stranded at the airport. The roads were blocked till 12.45 pm. As soon as the two PM reached the Gandhi Ashram, cops came at rescue of many people and helped ferry them till the terminal into their vehicles. Police vehicles made number of rounds to help passengers.
Vikram Gaur, a regional head of a private company, was seen dragging his luggage and rushing towards the terminal at 11.24 pm for a 12.05 flight to Indore. While he assumed that he would miss the flight, his hope was reignited after he got a call from the Jet Airways. "I got a call stating if I reach in ten minutes, they would allow me on the plane. So, I took help from a cop who gave me a lift on his bike till the terminal. However, they denied of any such call and said it was a miscommunication as I reached. There were at least ten people at the counter screaming on them because of the mess," he said.
Little did Ankit Bhanura, who works with Panasonic, know that his flight trip wouldn't be as smooth as he would have expected. As soon as he came out of the terminal, after flying from Jaipur, he could not find any cab or auto and hence started walking towards the main road. He said, "I have walked for almost a kilometre and even now have no idea where I would be able to get a cab."
A 67-year-old man was seen dragging his luggage and making a way amidst all the arrangements for the roadshow. Ajay Singh, who had come to pick Sahil Parmar, said, "While we understand the security issues, some arrangement should have been made for the senior citizens at least."
18/01/18 Tanushree Bhatia/DNA
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While the stage performances, on both sides of the road, created a sense of cultural profoundity, hordes of passengers had to drag their heavy suitcases to uncertain destinations as vehicles were not allowed to enter the main tarffic artery on the route.
While those who arrived into the city were seen walking beyond the Taj circle, those who were to depart were seen rushing towards the terminal. Some of them missed their flights too, whereas many were left stranded at the airport. The roads were blocked till 12.45 pm. As soon as the two PM reached the Gandhi Ashram, cops came at rescue of many people and helped ferry them till the terminal into their vehicles. Police vehicles made number of rounds to help passengers.
Vikram Gaur, a regional head of a private company, was seen dragging his luggage and rushing towards the terminal at 11.24 pm for a 12.05 flight to Indore. While he assumed that he would miss the flight, his hope was reignited after he got a call from the Jet Airways. "I got a call stating if I reach in ten minutes, they would allow me on the plane. So, I took help from a cop who gave me a lift on his bike till the terminal. However, they denied of any such call and said it was a miscommunication as I reached. There were at least ten people at the counter screaming on them because of the mess," he said.
Little did Ankit Bhanura, who works with Panasonic, know that his flight trip wouldn't be as smooth as he would have expected. As soon as he came out of the terminal, after flying from Jaipur, he could not find any cab or auto and hence started walking towards the main road. He said, "I have walked for almost a kilometre and even now have no idea where I would be able to get a cab."
A 67-year-old man was seen dragging his luggage and making a way amidst all the arrangements for the roadshow. Ajay Singh, who had come to pick Sahil Parmar, said, "While we understand the security issues, some arrangement should have been made for the senior citizens at least."
18/01/18 Tanushree Bhatia/DNA
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