Union minister, Supreme Court judge among others face harrowing time at Delhi airport

Union Minister E Ahamed, Supreme Court justice P Sathasivam were among a host of air travellers who had to virtually run from pillar to post after Air India aircraft landed here from Mumbai this evening.

The passengers of IC-168 had some anxious moments has the doors of the aircraft were opened 45 minutes after the plane had come to a halt in its alloted slot at about 7:15 pm.

The doors of the aircraft opened only at 8:00 pm but the passengers realised that there was no end to their woes as the that was supposed to have taken them to the domestic arrivals area had instead reached the international arrivals section of Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA).

Earlier, it was reported that the incident had happened in the morning.

All the passengers were told by the airport staff to return to their bus which would take them to the domestic arrivals area as this was not their alighting point.

When contacted, Delhi International Airport Limited officials said they were trying to find out what has happened.

Airline officials said contended that no such incident had taken place.

Ahamed, the Minister of state for railways, is understood to have decided to take up the matter with civil aviation minister Praful Patel.