Passengers sit on dharna at departure terminal of Ahmedabad airport protesting delay in flight

Ahmedabad: Go Air Ahmedabad to Chennai flight G8 – 912 was last night delayed for over 8 to 9 hours.The flight was scheduled to take off at 10.30 pm. It could however left for Chennai only little before 8.00 am (as per flightstatus 7.45 am). The flight will reach Chennai post 1o.00 pm instead of scheduled time of 1.00 am.

There were around 140 passengers aboard including women, senior citizens and children. They had to spend night at departure terminal. Passengers on social media platforms including Twitter and Facebook posted photographs and videos in which they could be seen sitting on dharna, sleeping on chairs and even on surface, shouting slogans and giving protest speech before the Go Air staff.

The first set of complains were regarding absence of proper information, the second set of complains was regarding behavior of Go Air ground staff, the third set of complain was regarding provision of compensation. Passengers in their social media posts complained about ‘rude beyond measure’ behavior by Go Air staff, ‘sleeplessness and hunger’, ‘wasting of time’, ‘absence of senior officials’, ‘nonavailability of exact information regarding flight’s departure’ and more.

GoAir Flight G8 912 delayed for more than 4 hours now. Passengers deny to board flight unless and until they are compensated for their loss of time! #GoAir @goairlinesindia @AAI_Official pic.twitter.com/dSlfnqRvqZ

— Kinnari Wagh (@kinnariwagh90) October 21, 2018

#flight to chennai from ahmedabad delayed by more than 4 hrs no sign of staff personnel anywhere, customers agitated staged dharna still goair sleeping on the issue

— reveller.rajiv (@RevellerR) October 21, 2018

@AAI_Official @goairlinesindia#goair flight no g8-912 has been delayed over 4 hours now. This is the state of passengers asking for compensation. Heed? pic.twitter.com/its3zBHyGe

— Prashant (@prashant_prax) October 21, 2018

@goairlinesindia, what disappointing management of delayed departure. Rude, negligence and apathetic treatment for elderly people, women with children and other flyers. @AAI_Official what a mess.. #goair #Ahmedabad pic.twitter.com/fTh8u6c8My

— 86fourteen (@satya_3d) October 21, 2018

@AAI_Official @DGCA @goairlinesindia @timesofindia @etvgujarati1 @IndianExpress Pathetic scenes of remonstration of passengers at Abad airport floor wrt 8 hour delayed Goair G8 912 flight at 4 am. The duty officer Mr. Gaurav Singh needs to take lessons in humility and decency. pic.twitter.com/YCy7CEIlWe

— Susnato Lahiri (@TeemingThoughts) October 21, 2018

143 passengers stranded at ahmedabad airport due to 6 hrs delay flight to chennai. No senior officials insight still. pic.twitter.com/4cMe2imCTj

— reveller.rajiv (@RevellerR) October 21, 2018

Get ready for compensation @goairlinesindia Your pathetic service has wasted our time. We won't be able to make to our offices on time. We've been waiting for more than 4 hours now! As per Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)and Economic times, we demand the following: pic.twitter.com/LphXuNvZVw

— Kinnari Wagh (@kinnariwagh90) October 21, 2018

GoAir G8 912 – Now its 6.35am. for Flight of yesterday's 10.30pm, which is still not departed. You guys r breaking records! Please atleast inform us what's happening??? Sleepless & hungry @goairlinesindia @sureshpprabhu @AAI_Official @newsminute @ndtv @dgca @timesofindia @aajtak pic.twitter.com/GDDDRE6aMs

— Kinnari Wagh (@kinnariwagh90) October 22, 2018

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