Passengers claimed that there was a busload of people missing from the Go First flight between Bengaluru and Delhi. File
On January 9, a Go First plane bound for Delhi reportedly left the airport without carrying more than 50 passengers. They were waiting in a shuttle bus to board. The incident was reported by DGCA, an aviation watchdog.
“… In the instant case multiple errors such as lack of communication, coordination, reconciliation, and confirmation have led to a highly avoidable scenario,” said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, (DGCA), in a statement.
The regulator has sent the Show Cause Notice to the Chief Operation Officer/ Accountable Manager of Go First stating why they should not be subject to enforcement action for non-compliance with their regulatory obligations.
The statement stated that they were given two weeks to reply to DGCA. Based on their response, further action would be taken.
Some passengers claimed on social media Tuesday that a busload passengers was not brought onboard the Go First flight between Bengaluru and Delhi. They claimed that the flight G8 116 left at 6.40 a.m. Monday and left behind passengers.
Go First did not comment on the incident.
The airline responded to one tweet and asked users to share their information. It said that it regretted the inconvenience.
“Flight G8116 [BLR–DEL] flew, leaving passengers on the ground!” The flight left more than 50 passengers on 1 bus and only 1 passenger on board. @GoFirstairways @JM_Scindia @PMOIndia is it operating in sleep? There are no basic checks! Satish Kumar, a passenger, tweeted the following.
Shreya Sinha, another passenger, also complained on Twitter. She said, “most horrifying encounter with @GoFirstairways 5 :35 a.m. Boarded bus for aircraft 6:30 am. The bus was still full of over 50 people, and the driver forced him to stop it. Flight G8 116 departs, leaving more than 50 passengers. Height of negligence
