Go Air flight gets delayed for hours; panic-stricken passengers send SOS

By Anindya BanerjeeFirst Published Oct 6, 2018, 12:59 AM IST
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The airline, in a statement, said that Flight G8-285, with 42 passengers on board, suffered a minor technical snag. 

Passengers of a GoAir flight had to send out SOS messages through social media after the Delhi-bound plane got stranded at the Goa International Airport following a technical glitch. 

The airline, in a statement, said that the Flight G8-285, with 42 passengers on board, suffered a minor technical snag. 

However, the authorities failed to explain why the passengers, including kids and senior citizens, were made to sit inside the aircraft for hours. 

Several passengers took to social media to vent out their frustration. They said that they were made to sit inside the aircraft as it stood still on the runway. 

 

A GoAir flight from Goa to Delhi with 42 passengers on board has not taken off n has been on the runway for over five hours .

— filipe socorro (@filipesocorro)

Worst flight ever!! Never ever gonna travel by again
Kept us on the Goa runway for three hours, gave out two samosas for a 100 plus people flight, took back flight for refuelling.
Have made us deboard & no-one has any fucking idea what's happening

— Internalised chaos (@TakhtarSimrita)

According to some people, the waiting time was over 5 hours.

GoAir recently made headlines after two of its employees were arrested for posing as passengers and stealing a consignment of mobile phones at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, Delhi.

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