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News India Live, Digital Desk: If you are in Uttar Pradesh today (5th December) or in the coming days. Lucknow Or Varanasi If you are planning to travel by air, then be careful. At present, the scene at these two major airports of UP is like the crowd of a railway station, but angry.
News is coming that the country’s largest airline IndiGo The crisis has deepened, due to which dozens of flights have been suddenly canceled at Lucknow’s Amausi and Varanasi’s Babatpur airports.
What has happened at the airports?
Imagine you arrive at the airport with your luggage, check-in, and once you get to the boarding gate you find out, “Sorry, your flight has been canceled.” That’s what happened with thousands of passengers.
According to reports, Indigo is close to Varanasi (Bawatpur) and Lucknow airports. 44 flights Canceled or delayed. After this the passengers got angry. People who were sitting at the airport for hours, went to the counter and started sloganeering. The passengers allege that the airline did not give them any advance information.
Why is there so much uproar?
- Reason not clear: Passengers say that the staff is not telling them the true reason. Sometimes it is said to be a technical fault and sometimes it is an ‘operational reason’. (Although fog is a major reason in winter, the anger of the passengers is on the mismanagement of the management).
- Trapped elderly and children: Many passengers were about to catch connecting flights, which have now been missed. Small children and the elderly are facing the most problems at the airport.
- Will we get the money back or the flight? There are long queues at the counter regarding refund and re-scheduling (booking tickets again) and the staff is avoiding responding.
Police had to be called in Varanasi
The situation at Babatpur airport became so tense that security personnel (CISF) and local police had to intervene to calm the ruckus. The passengers were demanding that either they should be given another flight immediately or arrangements for hotel and food should be made.
Advice for you (Travel Tip)
Friends, this season is a bit delicate for flights. If your flight is of Indigo or any other airline, check their flight before leaving home. Check App Or leave only after talking to customer care. It is better to stay safe at home rather than getting stuck at the airport.
Hopefully services will be normal soon. Have a nice trip, but be careful!
North India Statesman