As many as 24 senior citizens from Maharashtra were left stranded in Leh after their flights got cancelled due to unfavourable weather on Friday. In a video, the tourists claimed that a few among them have health complications.
They further claimed that all flights till August 3 had been completely booked and they could not afford to stay in Leh for another week.
“I request minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, the Union government to speak with IndiGo and GoFirst to arrange flights to Mumbai or Pune,” said one of the stranded tourists.
In touch with the two airlines. Flights have been cancelled due to unfavourable weather. However, we are working to get them back safely asap. @IndiGo6E @GoFirstairways https://t.co/5W9PjBTjeu
— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (@JM_Scindia)
As the video went viral, Union Civil Aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia stepped in and got in touch with IndiGo and GoFirst, the airlines who had cancelled the flights from Leh to Mumbai and Pune due to unfavourable flying conditions.
“Flights have been cancelled due to unfavourable weather. However, we are working to get them back safely asap,” Scindia said in a tweet.
Sir, we regret the inconvenience caused to our passengers. The flights from Leh had to be cancelled yesterday due to unfavourable flying conditions. Twelve of these IndiGo passengers have boarded the flight and are en-route to Pune. ~Team IndiGo pic.twitter.com/nCXZCC9wXz
Following this, IndiGo airlines took to Twitter to inform that 12 of the 22 people who had booked an IndiGo flight have boarded the flight and are en-route to Pune.
“We regret the inconvenience caused to our passengers. The flights from Leh had to be cancelled yesterday due to unfavourable flying conditions. Twelve of these IndiGo passengers have boarded the flight and are en-route to Pune,” the airline said in a tweet.
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