Fliers stranded as flight delayed for 4 hours at Mumbai airport

“We have been waiting at the airport since 1 pm. The airline is at fault for not informing us about the flight delay via SMS. We reached the airport to learn that the flight would be delayed by two hours. Still the airline managers did not keep us informed,” said Sushil Vohra,a passenger who was traveling with his wife.

“This is an emergency for us as we have to reach in time for the funeral of my wife’s father. We might as well have opted for the superfast train late at night,” he said.

Go Air officials said the flight was delayed since it arrived late from Bangalore owing to the fog early in the morning.

A Civil Aviation Ministry statement said although low visibility procedures were implemented,flights were not diverted or cancelled from Delhi. However,Jet Airways cancelled its Mumbai-Chandigarh- Mumbai flight citing poor weather.

Weather continued to be bad in the US,but Air India operated additional flights on Wednesday to bring back stranded passengers who had been stuck there due to snow. However,these flights were only meant for passengers and baggage will be brought later,AI said.