PUNE: Kalyaninagar resident Ravi Garg and his household of two had little clue after they launched into a flight from Goa to Pune that it might take them greater than 12 hours to the touch down at their vacation spot. Often, the flight takes simply over an hour.
Paradoxically, Garg’s Bibwewadi-based good friend, who undertook the identical journey along with his household by automobile, took the anticipated 10 hours to succeed in Pune from Goa.

Garg, who landed in Pune at 2.20am on Wednesday, recounted that the painful journey on a SpiceJet flight was rescheduled a number of occasions. Initially, it was slated to take off from Goa at 2pm on Tuesday.
He instructed TOI, “Three households, together with mine, had deliberate this vacation collectively. One among my mates had reached Goa along with his household in a automobile. On our return leg, he left for Pune round 3pm on Tuesday. By 1.30am on Wednesday, they have been dwelling.”
He added, “In the meantime, for my household, the hour-long journey took half a day as an alternative. In actual fact, we have been nonetheless at Goa airport ready for our flight once I bought a name from the good friend from Bibwewadi, informing us that that they had reached Pune by highway,” mentioned Garg.
Within the first rescheduling, their flight (SG526) was moved forward to take off at 8pm on Tuesday. “However thereafter, it saved on getting extra delayed. We have been knowledgeable it might fly at 9.40pm. We had one other household with us, and reached the airport by 8pm. Instantly, we have been instructed of an additional delay to 12.15am, after which at 1.15am on Wednesday. A variety of offended flyers requested airline officers for an evidence, to which they have been instructed that dangerous climate circumstances in Delhi was one of many causes. Lastly, boarding started solely by 1.35am on Wednesday,” Garg added.
Reacting to the incident, an airline spokesperson mentioned, “SpiceJet flight SG526, scheduled to function between Goa and Pune on Might 30, was delayed as a result of dangerous climate and operational causes. The incoming flight from Delhi to Goa was majorly delayed as a result of dangerous climate in Delhi.”
The plane was to return to Pune from Delhi, go to Goa, after which come again to Pune from Goa.

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