The national carrier Air India has apologised to the table tennis team and termed the incident as unfortunate. Air India flight no. AI 0308 had left stranded 7 table tennis players including Common Wealth Games (CWG) gold medallist Manika Batra. In a statement, Air India’s spokesperson said, “This was a very unfortunate incident, we apologise to the players and we are arranging next available flights.”
In a tweet, Air India said, “Air India has a rich legacy in promoting sports and has always had the highest respect for sportspersons. The Indian table tennis team were booked for a flight to Melbourne flight under different PNRs and some of them may have reported after all other passengers had checked in.”
“Contrary to the practice, Air India was not apprised beforehand about the travel of team. The players were provided with hotel stay and offered a flight for next day” Air India in a tweet.
Earlier, Indian table tennis star Manika Batra took on the Twitter to share her agony.
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In a tweet, Air India said, “Air India has a rich legacy in promoting sports and has always had the highest respect for sportspersons. The Indian table tennis team were booked for a flight to Melbourne flight under different PNRs and some of them may have reported after all other passengers had checked in.”
“Contrary to the practice, Air India was not apprised beforehand about the travel of team. The players were provided with hotel stay and offered a flight for next day” Air India in a tweet.
Earlier, Indian table tennis star Manika Batra took on the Twitter to share her agony.
24/07/18 Gaurav Sharma/NewsX
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