Indigo Flight: An video of a Passenger having a horrific experience while travelling in a Chandigarh- Jaipur bound flight was shared by Congress leader Amarinder Singh Raja.
The Congress leader claimed that the aircraft took off without the Acs on. he further said that right from the take-off to landing Acs were off and all the inmates were made to ‘Suffer’ throughout the journey.
In the video, flight attendants can be seen distributing tissue paper to passengers to clean their sweat.
While sharing the video the Raja expressed his displeasure and unpleasant experience.
“Had one of the most horrifying experiences while travelling from Chandigarh to Jaipur today in Aircraft 6E7261 by @IndiGo6E. We were made to wait for about 10-15 minutes in the queue in the scorching sun and when we entered the Plane, to our shock, the ACs weren’t working and the flight took off without the ACs on! Right from the take-off to landing, the ACs were off and all the passengers were made to ‘Suffer’ throughout the journey,” twitted Amarinder Singh Raja.
He further claimed that none of the officials addressed the issue while women and children were frightened.
“No one addressed the serious concern during the flight. In fact, the air hostess ‘generously’ distributed tissue papers to the passengers to wipe off their sweat. Most of the passengers including women and children were restless and agitated, which can be seen clearly in the video,” said the leader.
Had one of the most horrifying experiences while traveling from Chandigarh to Jaipur today in Aircraft 6E7261 by @IndiGo6E. We were made to wait for about 10-15 minutes in the queue in the scorching sun and when we entered the Plane, to our shock, the ACs weren't working and the… pic.twitter.com/ElNI5F9uyt
— Amarinder Singh Raja Warring (@RajaBrar_INC) August 5, 2023
The passengers, in the video, were seen fanning themselves with papers to keep cool.
“It was clearly a major technical issue but the authorities concerned just wanted to mince money that is why the health and comfort of the passengers was put at stake,’ said the leader
He also tagged DGCA and other authorities and urged them to take strict action against Indigo Airlines.
“I urge @DGCAIndia @AAI_Official to take strict action against #IndigoAirlines and the authorities concerned so that the passengers don’t have to go through such traumatic experience again,” the leader said in a tweet.
Meanwhile, The Airline took cognisance of the matter and apologised to all passengers onboard.
