New Delhi: The Indian civil aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating no-frill airline GoAir Limited for operating a cargo flight as a passenger flight between Chennai and Port Blair on Tuesday, which resulted in the flight not being allowed to land at the island airport. GoAir flight G8 1305, which was flying in from Chennai on Tuesday afternoon, was not allowed to land at Port Blair airport, after it came into notice that the airline was operating a passenger flight while it was supposed to be operating a cargo flight, said a senior DGCA official, requesting anonymity. “The DGCA is looking into the matter,” the official said.
According to the updated flight schedule at the Airports Authority of India (AAI)-operated Veer Savarkar International Airport at Port Blair, G8 1305 is listed as a cargo flight. “GoAir flight G8 1305 from Chennai to Port Blair did an air turn back/ diversion due to operational reasons and landed in Chennai with 160 passengers on board,” a GoAir spokesperson said.
“GoAir has taken outmost care and rendered all the requisite assistance to the passengers,” the spokesperson added. However, passengers on board of the GoAir flight on Tuesday said that the airline kept misleading them about the events of the day even after the flight returned back to Chennai.
