Jet Airways' Power Play: Influential Family Hijacks Flight

An influential family from Mumbai, going Bhopal, tried to throw its weight demanding seats despite coming well beyond check-in time. Jet Airways too messed up the boarding norms and, in the process, threw the rule books to the wind.     There was chaos aboard Jet Airways flight 9W7083 scheduled to fly to Bhopal from Mumbai today when an “influential” Gujarati family from Mumbai tried to hijack the flight. The story goes thus: A group of 80 people were travelling from Mumbai to Bhopal to attend a wedding. While 63 of them checked in, 17 failed to turn up. So, Jet Airways issued tickets to waitlisted passengers. After the gates were closed, the remaining 17 of the wedding family turned up and Jet Airways allowed them to board the flight, thus flouting the rules. But the 17 late comers did not have seats and so the 63 of the group threatened to get off the aircraft. Succumbing to pressure, the Jet Airways tried to persuade waitlisted passengers who were later confirmed get off. The airways even offered a bribe of Rs 10,000 if they complied with the wedding party’s demands. According to India Today, Jet Airways was subservient to the Gujarati family because of the family’s connection to some “powerful” minister. After much haggling, a few passengers accepted the Rs 10,000 offer and deboarded. Among the passengers who were put through stress and unnecessary trouble was a man who was travelling from Singapore to attend his father’s funeral. Some stinking rich families can really leave behind a stink. The Gujarati group from Mumbai is an example. Enjoy and stay connected with us!! Download Our App For For Daily News Alert! Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.nyusus ITunes: https://appsto.re/in/LZ0A_.i Subscribe to NyusuDigital Media Pvt Ltd channel for Daily News Alert. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZcUdXV2WAbvE71gh0g4DkQ You can also visit us at http://www.nyusu.in Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NyusuDigital/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/NyusuEnglish Follow us on Google+ https://plus.google.com/+NyusuIn