Ahmedabad: Diwali travel plans for several passengers at Ahmedabad airport were disrupted on Thursday after IndiGo cancelled its Nashik-bound flight 6E 7114 barely an hour before departure, leaving flyers stranded during the peak festive rush. IndiGo also cancelled flight 6E 7191 on the Ahmedabad-Bhopal route earlier in the day, adding to the inconvenience for passengers travelling during the festive rush.Sources said both flights were cancelled due to a technical issue.Flight 6E 7114 was scheduled to depart from Ahmedabad for Nashik at 4.05pm. Passengers said they arrived at the airport early and completed pre-boarding procedures before the airline announced the flight would not operate.The last-minute cancellation caused chaos at the terminal, with several passengers protesting and asking why the airline had gone ahead with boarding formalities before cancelling the flight. Many said the disruption had derailed their Diwali travel plans and left them with few alternatives.Passengers were reportedly offered the option to fly to Mumbai and then travel to Nashik by road. The airline also offered rebooking on the next day’s flight. However, several flyers were dissatisfied with the options and sought refunds and compensation for the inconvenience.
