Passengers left stranded in Chennai airport as Mumbai-bound flight gets cancelled

Chennai: Passengers were left stranded at the airport here as a private air carrier bound for Mumbai was cancelled ahead of its journey, airport authorities said on Wednesday.

Some of the passengers who had connecting flights from Mumbai to other destinations decided to book other flights on their own in order to continue their journey.

According to airport authorities, the passengers had come to the airport around 6 am on Wednesday to board the flight scheduled for departure at 8.45 am to Mumbai.

However, it was announced that the flight has been cancelled, they said.

According to the airline's Wednesday flight status update, the Mumbai service has been cancelled. On the website, the private air carrier did not disclose the reason yet for the disruption in the service.

Since passengers were not aware of the development, they were left stranded at the airport and had to take up other alternative measures, sources in Airport said.