Ordeal for passengers
MANAMA: About 30 Mumbai-bound passengers were last night bumped
off a Gulf Air flight despite having confirmed bookings, reports MANDEEP
SINGH.
The GF 0056 passengers, including women and children, were told the flight
was overbooked.
Jerry Varghese, 29, who works in Bahrain and has recently had surgery
at the BDF Hospital, said he had to reach Cochin in Kerala by today for a medical appointment. “I have a tube sticking out of my stomach,” he
said.
Another passenger, who would not be named, said she had to be in
Mumbai by today for an examination.
Gulf Air officials could not be reached for comment. (as usual)
I wonder if they were put up in hotels or given cash-in-hand compensation?