Passenger ends up more than 1,000 miles away from intended destination after SpiceJet plane mix-up
1 year, 7 months ago

Passenger ends up more than 1,000 miles away from intended destination after SpiceJet plane mix-up

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the sort of story that must make the most organised of travellers sick to their stomach, the passenger, identified as Wasifa Jan, had been booked on a flight from the Indian capital New Delhi to Srinagar with SpiceJet, reports The Times of India. The passenger’s travel agent shared the story on Twitter, calling the incident “very unfortunate” and tagging India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation and SpiceJet in the tweet. A similar incident occurred earlier this year, when an IndiGo passenger booked to fly to Patna in east India, but landed on the opposite side of the country after boarding the wrong aircraft.

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IndiGo flight returns to airport after crew spots overbooked passenger standing at the back
10 months ago

IndiGo flight returns to airport after crew spots overbooked passenger standing at the back

Hindustan Times  

An IndiGo flight, operating from Mumbai to Varanasi, on Tuesday was forced to return to the aerobridge at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport after the crew spotted an overbooked passenger just before take-off. Singapore Airlines turbulence: What Boeing said on mid-air horror The incident took place around 7.50am after a crew member noticed a male passenger standing at the …

IndiGo flight delayed over ‘suspicious’ text message on passenger’s mobile
2 years, 7 months ago

IndiGo flight delayed over ‘suspicious’ text message on passenger’s mobile

Live Mint  

Due to a woman passenger raising the alarm over a suspicious text message she got on a fellow traveller's phone here, a flight from Mangalore to Mumbai was delayed by six hours. Before the IndiGo flight was permitted to depart for Mumbai on Sunday evening, all of the passengers were asked to disembark the plane, and their luggage was carefully …

Patna-bound flight from Delhi returns to national capital after encountering technical snag
2 years, 8 months ago

Patna-bound flight from Delhi returns to national capital after encountering technical snag

India TV News  

Highlights Delhi to Patna Go First airline flight had to return to the national capital The flight couldn't land in Patna and had to return to Delhi Several incidents of technical snags in flights have surfaced in the past few days Patna-bound Go First airlines flight G8-131 from Delhi had to return back to the national capital on Tuesday after …

Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight makes emergency landing in Nagpur; stranded passengers show outrage on Twitter
5 years, 10 months ago

Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight makes emergency landing in Nagpur; stranded passengers show outrage on Twitter

India TV News  

A SpiceJet flight carrying 150 passengers made an emergency landing at Nagpur Airport early Saturday due to a technical glitch. A number of passengers on the flight took to Twitter and expressed their outrage against the airline. "Absolutely appalling @flyspicejet my husband has been stranded at Nagpur Airport along with 150 other passengers, for a flight that was scheduled to …

Collision averted between SpiceJet, Indigo planes at Ahmedabad airport
8 years ago

Collision averted between SpiceJet, Indigo planes at Ahmedabad airport

Deccan Chronicle  

Ahmedabad: A Delhi-bound plane of SpiceJet had to abort take-off at the last minute as an IndiGo flight could not clear the runway due to the presence of rabbits on the strip, averting a major mishap. "SpiceJet flight from Ahmedabad to Delhi, SG 912, was asked to enter backtrack runway and await departure clearance, pending runway clearance by an IndiGo …

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