'Worst experience': Siraj slams Air India after being stranded for hours

NEW DELHI: India accelerated bowler Mohammed Siraj connected Wednesday nighttime criticised Air India Express aft a prolonged formation hold and what helium described arsenic a implicit deficiency of connection from the airline.

Siraj, who was travelling from Guwahati to Hyderabad pursuing India’s 408-run decision to South Africa, said passengers were near stranded for hours without immoderate clarity connected the situation.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!In a powerfully worded station connected X, Siraj wrote that his scheduled formation — Air India Express IX 2884 — was to depart astatine 7.25 p.m. but ne'er took disconnected arsenic planned. He alleged that contempt repeated enquiries, the hose failed to supply immoderate mentation for the hold-up.

“Air India formation No. IX 2884 from Guwahati to Hyderabad was expected to depart astatine 7:25pm, yet determination has been nary connection from the airline. Even aft repeated follow-ups, they’ve lone delayed the formation without giving immoderate due reason. It’s highly frustrating, and this is the basal anticipation of immoderate passenger,” Siraj posted.He further said the “four-hour hold with nary update” had near passengers helpless, calling it the “worst hose experience” and urging travellers to debar the bearer unless it “can instrumentality a stand.”

After the station went viral, Air India Express issued a nationalist effect connected X, apologising to the cricketer. The hose said the formation had been cancelled owed to “unforeseen operational reasons” and assured that its unit were assisting passengers with alternate arrangements. “We recognize however hard this concern is, and we genuinely admit your patience and understanding,” it stated.

Siraj was heading location aft India’s 0-2 Test bid decision to South Africa.