<div align="justify">Lok Sabha member Raju Shetti, leader of Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatna which is an ally of BJP, today alleged that a Jet Airways flight which he was supposed to board left for Delhi without taking him onboard.<div align="justify"><br />The airline, later in the day, said that Shetti missed the flight as he didn't turn up at the boarding gate on time.<br /><br />"I was at T2 (terminal 2) of Mumbai airport for my morning flight to Delhi. It was necessary for me to board the flight. I was waiting in the lounge with my boarding pass.<br /><br />"After sometime I realised that the boarding doors are closed. When I enquired, I was told that my flight had taken off," Shetti claimed.<br /><br />"Jet Airways knew that I was travelling and despite being a people's representative, no one informed me about the boarding doors being closed. When I asked for a ticket on the next flight, I received a rude response.<br /><br />"I had to pay Rs 2,000 extra when it was not even my fault. I am going to raise this issue before the Ministry of Civil Aviation," said the MP from Hatkanangle constituency.<br /><br />Jet Airways, in a statement, said that Shetti did not turn up at the boarding gate on time.<br /><br />"A guest, who checked in for Jet Airways flight 9W 762...did not present himself at the boarding gate on time and was therefore considered as `Gate No Show'," it said.<br /><br />As Mumbai airport is a silent airport, no PA announcements are permitted, Jet said.<br /><br />He was offered an alternative flight, and "apologies were tendered and charges levied inadvertently were refunded," said the airline.<br /></div></div>
<div align="justify">Lok Sabha member Raju Shetti, leader of Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatna which is an ally of BJP, today alleged that a Jet Airways flight which he was supposed to board left for Delhi without taking him onboard.<div align="justify"><br />The airline, later in the day, said that Shetti missed the flight as he didn't turn up at the boarding gate on time.<br /><br />"I was at T2 (terminal 2) of Mumbai airport for my morning flight to Delhi. It was necessary for me to board the flight. I was waiting in the lounge with my boarding pass.<br /><br />"After sometime I realised that the boarding doors are closed. When I enquired, I was told that my flight had taken off," Shetti claimed.<br /><br />"Jet Airways knew that I was travelling and despite being a people's representative, no one informed me about the boarding doors being closed. When I asked for a ticket on the next flight, I received a rude response.<br /><br />"I had to pay Rs 2,000 extra when it was not even my fault. I am going to raise this issue before the Ministry of Civil Aviation," said the MP from Hatkanangle constituency.<br /><br />Jet Airways, in a statement, said that Shetti did not turn up at the boarding gate on time.<br /><br />"A guest, who checked in for Jet Airways flight 9W 762...did not present himself at the boarding gate on time and was therefore considered as `Gate No Show'," it said.<br /><br />As Mumbai airport is a silent airport, no PA announcements are permitted, Jet said.<br /><br />He was offered an alternative flight, and "apologies were tendered and charges levied inadvertently were refunded," said the airline.<br /></div></div>