Watch: ‘Didn’t sit on dharna in the flight’, says BJP MP Pragya Thakur as SpiceJet refutes complaint
A statement released by the airlines has detailed why Thakur was asked to move and how she responded.
Controversial BJP MP Pragya Thakur has filed a complaint against SpiceJet airlines for allegedly relocating her from a previously-booked seat on a Delhi-Bhopal flight on Saturday, NDTV reported.
The complaint was lodged at the airport in Bhopal. “The SpiceJet staff does not behave well with its passengers,” she said. “This has happened on previous occasions too. I was moved away from the seat that I had booked. When I asked the cabin crew to provide me with a reason for the same or show me a rule book, they didn’t comply.”
SpiceJet authorities on Sunday issued a clarification, stating that Thakur was not allowed to occupy her allotted seat as it was in an emergency row, and passengers on wheelchairs are not allowed in that row. According to this statement, the MP refused to cooperate, and the aircraft was delayed by 45 minutes because of her.
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.
— Nagarjun Dwarakanath (@nagarjund) December 22, 2019
The Delhi-Bhopal flight is operated by Bombardier Q400 aircraft (78 seater)
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.
— Nagarjun Dwarakanath (@nagarjund) December 22, 2019