Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Jan 19: A Singapore-bound flight took off from Amritsar airport hours before scheduled. The flight apparently left behind 35 passengers at the Amritsar airport which led to massive chaos. The flight was scheduled to depart at 7.55 pm but it took off at 3 pm on Wednesday.
The directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) has ordered a probe into how a Singapore-bound flight took off hours ahead of schedule, leaving behind 35 passengers.
According to Amritsar Airlines, all the passengers were informed about the change in timing via email.
Confirming the incident, the airport director VK Seth said all the passengers left behind were informed by the airline that they would be accommodated. When the reason is asked then Seth said that the agent through whom the passengers booked the flight did not inform them about the change of timing.
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The travel agent, who booked the tickets for 30 people in a group, had not informed them about the change in flight timings due to which the airline flew with the passengers who had reported on time said an airport official.
A show causes notice to the chief operating officer of Go First airlines as to why enforcement action should not be taken against them for dereliction of their regulatory obligations issued by the DGCA.
The airline had been given two weeks’ time to submit its reply to the DGCA and based on that further action will be taken.
