Passengers hold protest at Chandigarh international airport

Mohali, September 24

Alleging misbehaviour with a girl and some passengers by immigration officials yesterday, passengers again held a protest at the Chandigarh international airport in Mohali today, demanding action against the officials.

The protesters, who were not allowed to board the Sharjah flight, said when they raised the issue at the airport, the officials stated that they did not allow people on “visitor visas”. Sonali, one of the passengers, said an official misbehaved with her. She said even though they were holding the boarding passes, the officials did not allow her to board the plane.

Satnam Singh, another passenger, said they had a valid tourist visa, but immigration officials misbehaved with the passengers and did not allow them to go inside. He said the officials should tender an apology, failing which they would intensify their protest.

Immigration head Sanjeev Kumar did not respond to repeated calls and messages in this regard.

Yesterday, the airport authorities did not allow some passengers to board the Sharjah flight on the grounds that they did not fulfil the Covid guidelines issued by the UAE. The passengers either did not have a negative RT-PCR report or had not received both doses of the Covid vaccine.

Ajay Bhardwaj, CEO, Chandigarh International Airport Limited, said the passengers were demanding that rescheduling charges should not be imposed on them, which the immigration officials refused. He said they were looking into the allegations of misbehaviour. — TNS