Stranded pilots give thumbs up to railways

New Delhi: Two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots who were to fly back to their base in Hyderabad from here on New Year day ended up travelling by train as their flights were cancelled due to the fogged up weather.
Endless enquiries and numerous attempts to take one flight after another, the hassled duo finally turned to the good old Indian Railways.
"I booked a seat on SpiceJet flight number SG 221 to Hyderabad Monday night. I can understand that cancellation due to bad weather is beyond their control but what baffles me is that they did not bother to even inform me about it," Rashikur Rahman, a pilot with the IAF told IANS.
Ankit Badoni, the other IAF pilot, was scheduled to take an Air Sahara flight to Hyderabad on the same day.
Badoni said: "My flight got cancelled late in the evening and that too after we were on the runway, but no accommodation was arranged nor any kind of compensation offered."
05/01/07 IANS/Telugu Portal

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