BJP MP Pragya Thakur sat on dharna inside a spicejet flight, she claims airline didn't allot seat that she booked, rather made her sit in a different seat. Flight was delayed by 45 minutes because of Thakur.
SpiceJet had privilege to have Honourable Smt. Pragya Thakur on board SpiceJet flight SG 2498 (Delhi-Bhopal) on December 21. She had pre-booked seat 1A and had come to the airport in her own wheelchair.
The Delhi-Bhopal flight is operated by Bombardier Q400 aircraft (78 seater)
The Delhi-Bhopal flight is operated by Bombardier Q400 aircraft (78 seater)
On this aircraft, first row is the emergency row seat and is not allocated to passengers on wheelchairs.
As the Hon'ble Smt. Thakur had come with her own wheelchair and had not booked through the airline, the staff wasn't aware of this fact that she was a wheelchair passenger
As the Hon'ble Smt. Thakur had come with her own wheelchair and had not booked through the airline, the staff wasn't aware of this fact that she was a wheelchair passenger
Crew requested her to shift to 2 A/B (non emergency row) due to safety reasons but she refused. manager and staff also requested her to move to another seat.She asked for safety instruction document where exit door policy is mentioned and same was shown to her to provide clarity
As the flight was getting delayed other passengers were becoming restless and requested Hon'ble Smt. Thakur to change her seat but she refused. Other passengers also requested the airline staff to offload Hon'ble Smt. Thakur as she refused to change her seat.
Finally, Hon'ble Smt. Pragya Thakur agreed to change her seat from 1A to 2B and the flight departed. We regret for the inconvenience caused. However, safety of our passengers is paramount at SpiceJet.
SpiceJet spokesperson
SpiceJet spokesperson
