An IndiGo flight operating from Mumbai to Varanasi was forced to return to the aerobridge at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after the crew spotted an overbooked passenger standing just before take-off. The incident occurred on flight 6E 6543, where a standby passenger was mistakenly allotted a seat reserved for a confirmed passenger. This error during the passenger boarding process led to the flight being delayed as the extra passenger was offloaded. The incident raises concerns about the onboarding practices of Indian airlines.
The #IndiGo flight’s return to bay to offload an extra passenger puts a question mark on onboarding practices of Indian airlines. https://t.co/j0oFMKOlUp
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There was an error during the passenger boarding process of 6E 6543 from Mumbai to Varanasi, wherein a standby passenger was allotted a seat reserved for a confirmed passenger. Read more🔗 https://t.co/jnJJd4ycZp https://t.co/Dgp23riFK6
An #IndiGo flight, operating from ##Mumbai to Varanasi, was forced to return to the aerobridge at #Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International #Airport (CSMIA) after the crew spotted an overbooked passenger just before take-off https://t.co/nUr72ANFN0