Distressed passengers were seen shouting slogans like "SpiceJet murdabad, murdabad" at the boarding gate in Terminal 3 of Delhi Airport
Passengers on a SpiceJet flight had a heated exchange with airline officials at Delhi Airport on Saturday after the carrier cancelled the flight just five minutes before boarding.
The cancelled flight, SpiceJet No. SG 495, was scheduled to travel from Delhi to Darbhanga, Bihar.
Videos of the angry passengers protesting at the airport have been circulating on social media.
फ्लाइट नं SG 495 जो DEL से DBR को जाने वाली थी, जो बोर्डिंग से ठीक 5 मिनट पहले अचानक से रद्द कर दिया गया है, @flyspicejet की घटिया व्यवस्था से पैसेंजर्स हमेशा परेशान रहते हैं @JM_Scindia@flyspicejet तुरंत में दरभंगा के लिए फ्लाइट का अरेंज क किया जाए।। pic.twitter.com/Q91RPkUXk5— संगीत चौधरी (@thesangeetujan) September 14, 2024
Distressed passengers were seen shouting slogans like “SpiceJet murdabad, murdabad” at the boarding gate in Terminal 3 of Delhi Airport, visibly protesting the last-minute cancellation.
Several passengers have expressed their frustration with SpiceJet’s frequent flight cancellations and delays on the social media platform X.
One passenger expressed frustration over the cancellation of his flight from Delhi to Goa, stating, “Spicejet SG211 flight from Delhi to Goa is being cancelled after repeatedly delaying it for multiple times. We have been waiting at the airport since 7:00AM in the morning and have been travelling since past evening from Shimla,” he wrote.
@MoTCAmv@flyspicejet Spicejet SG211 flight from Delhi to Goa is being cancelled after repeatedly delaying it for multiple times. We have been waiting at the airport since 7:00AM in the morning and have been travelling since past evening from Shimla. pic.twitter.com/TETI6tr2XP— Raman Sharma (@ramansharma89) September 14, 2024
Another passenger shared their frustration about a different SpiceJet flight, from Ahmedabad to Varanasi.
“T2- Spicejet Ahmedabad to Varansi flight. We have to wait for 30 mins like this due to unavailability of Securty staff. @ahmairport @AdaniOnline . this is not the kind of service we expect from an International airport,” the post read.
