{"id":30395,"date":"2023-04-13T17:11:25","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T11:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=30395"},"modified":"2023-04-13T17:11:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T11:41:28","slug":"gofirst-passengers-create-chaos-after-flights-get-cancelled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/13\/gofirst-passengers-create-chaos-after-flights-get-cancelled\/","title":{"rendered":"GoFirst Passengers Create Chaos After Flights Get Cancelled"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>GoFirst (G8) passengers sat for protest and created chaos as two to three flights were canceled before prior information. There was a scene of uproar at the Mumbai airport, which led to passengers yelling at ground staff and later staging a sit-in protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/screenshot-2023-01-09-212011-1179372-1673279756.jpg\" alt=\"GoFirst Passengers Create Chaos After Flights Get Cancelled | Exclusive\" class=\"wp-image-30403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/screenshot-2023-01-09-212011-1179372-1673279756.jpg 975w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/screenshot-2023-01-09-212011-1179372-1673279756-600x366.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/screenshot-2023-01-09-212011-1179372-1673279756-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/screenshot-2023-01-09-212011-1179372-1673279756-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/screenshot-2023-01-09-212011-1179372-1673279756-750x458.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><figcaption>GoFirst passengers sit for protest as two to three flights were canceled | Image credits to the owner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Angry passengers <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident happened on Wednesday when staff at a GoFirst aircraft informed passengers who were scheduled to fly from Mumbai to Goa that the flight had been canceled ten minutes prior to departure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GoFirst passengers were captured on camera yelling and yelling at the staff. &#8220;Sir, jhooth mat bolo aap,&#8221; a man was heard saying, indicating that although the airline staff may have known the information beforehand, the passengers only learned of it just before the flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ruckus by Go Air passengers at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Goa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Goa<\/a> Airport today morning.<br>As per a passenger, flight was scheduled to depart at 2:10am n passengers were informed at 2am about flight cancellation.<br>With no alternative, an argument broke out between passengers and airline staff. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FmaZCYK9mU\">pic.twitter.com\/FmaZCYK9mU<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Shivani Mishra (@Shivani703) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shivani703\/status\/1646033922298626049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>GoFirst arranged for another flight for the passengers at 6:30 a.m. following the uproar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two other flights from Mumbai to Amritsar and Mumbai to Ahmedabad were also canceled by the airline. The flight from Mumbai to Delhi was delayed by an hour and fifty minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/goair-cancelled-flights-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"GoFirst Passengers Create Chaos After Flights Get Cancelled | Exclusive\" class=\"wp-image-30397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/goair-cancelled-flights-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/goair-cancelled-flights-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/goair-cancelled-flights-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/goair-cancelled-flights-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/goair-cancelled-flights-750x563.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/goair-cancelled-flights-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/goair-cancelled-flights.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>GoFirst flights canceled<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GoFirst Chaos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Angry passengers took to Twitter to demand action against GoFirst officials from civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. <em>&#8220;G8-2507 delayed yet again, now rescheduled for 2:20 a.m., leaving us stranded at Chandigarh airport with an infant, with nothing operating and no assistance from the airline.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;@JM_Scindia @DGCAIndia req u pls investigate dis airline per airport staff dis is airlines modus operandi flight is always delayed,&#8221; <\/em>a Twitter user commented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another passenger tweeted, &#8220;Flight no G8 197 GoFirst #goa to #Delhi, which was scheduled to depart from Goa at 12:35 am, is still at Goa Airport with all passengers on board. There is no information provided, and the flight is still in Goa. At the very least, provide some information.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The airline anticipates a delay beyond the actual scheduled departure time or revised departure time. It may be entitled to compensation or facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;If a flight is delayed by less than 24 hours, the airline must provide meals and refreshments to passengers. If the delay exceeds 24 hours, hotel accommodations and transfers must be provided.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Captain Archit Gupta, CEO of Atom Aviation Services<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/jyotiraditya-scindia-launches-online-platform-to-provide-298-services-of-dgca-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"DGCA-Silence-over-technicians-protest\" class=\"wp-image-22651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/jyotiraditya-scindia-launches-online-platform-to-provide-298-services-of-dgca-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/jyotiraditya-scindia-launches-online-platform-to-provide-298-services-of-dgca-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/jyotiraditya-scindia-launches-online-platform-to-provide-298-services-of-dgca-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/jyotiraditya-scindia-launches-online-platform-to-provide-298-services-of-dgca-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/jyotiraditya-scindia-launches-online-platform-to-provide-298-services-of-dgca-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/jyotiraditya-scindia-launches-online-platform-to-provide-298-services-of-dgca-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/jyotiraditya-scindia-launches-online-platform-to-provide-298-services-of-dgca.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>civil-aviation-minister-Scindia-ji<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dgca-rule-on-cancellation\">DGCA Rule on Cancellation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The rule states that if a flight is canceled, passengers must be notified at least two weeks before the scheduled departure date. Furthermore, the flyers should also be given the option of a refund or an alternate flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if the airline operator fails to notify them, they must be compensated in addition to receiving a refund of the air ticket price, according to DGCA guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned with us. Further, follow us on social media for the latest updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/s\/aviationa2z\" rel=\"nofollow\">Telegram Group&nbsp;<\/a>for the Latest Aviation Updates. 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