Passengers stranded as MDLR Airline suspends Kullu flight

Kullu, Nov 5 : The decision of MDLR Airline authorities to suspend their operations in Himachal Pradesh without any notice has left many passengers, including foreign tourists, stranded.

The airline announced today that its scheduled operations would be suspended till November 14.

President of the Travel Agents Association of Kullu, Subhash Sharma, told UNI that the decision of the airline to suspend its operation without any notice is not justified and as a result a large number of tourists, especially from abroad, are finding themselves grounded.

He said most of the passengers were ''shocked'' when they came to know at the last moment that their scheduled flight has been cancelled.

''If the airline wants to suspend its operations, it has to make alternative arrangements,'' he said.

According to Mr Sharma, over 120 foreigners have booked various to and fro flights with MDLR Airlines for this month between Delhi and Kullu.

He said the airline has not been operating its daily flight since October 5 regularly and was announcing the cancellation of flight every other day.

It suddenly announced today that its flights have been suspended till further notice, which leaves the passengers in a quandry, he said.

Dinesh Kumar Thakur, a passenger from Kullu, said the airline had informed him about the cancellation of the flight just one day before his scheduled date of departure.

''It's not justified that at the last moment you have been informed simply through SMS that your flight has been cancelled. The airline is supposed to make alternate arrangements,'' he said.

Kullu-based Station Manager of MDLR Airlines, Kamal Katoch said all the passengers have been informed through SMS well in advance about the cancellation of their flights.

Even the travel agents have been informed in this regard so that the passengers do not face any problem, he claimed.

--UNI

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