Commonwealth Games gold medalist, Manika Batra and six other prominent India Table Tennis players were denied boarding in a Delhi-Melbourne Air India flight because it had been “overbooked”. In a Twitter post, Batra wrote that only 10 members from the 17-person team were allowed to fly even as seven others remained stranded at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
The Indian contingent was scheduled to participate at the ITTF World Tour Australian Open starting Monday in Melbourne.
As she expressed her shock online, Netizens were left fuming by the mismanagement and termed national carrier, Air India irresponsible.
Soon, Sports India DG Neelam Kapur took cognizance of the matter and assured arrangments will be made for the star players to reach the tournament on time. “The TT team have been booked on an alternate flight leaving later tonight,” Kapur confirmed later.
23/07/18 Indian Express
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The Indian contingent was scheduled to participate at the ITTF World Tour Australian Open starting Monday in Melbourne.
As she expressed her shock online, Netizens were left fuming by the mismanagement and termed national carrier, Air India irresponsible.
Soon, Sports India DG Neelam Kapur took cognizance of the matter and assured arrangments will be made for the star players to reach the tournament on time. “The TT team have been booked on an alternate flight leaving later tonight,” Kapur confirmed later.
23/07/18 Indian Express
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