Stranded passengers demand 'justice' at IGI Airport after Lufthansa cancels flights

Around 700 passengers on Friday were stranded at Delhi’s IGI airport’s Terminal-3 after Lufthansa cancelled two flights due to pilots’ strike

Chaos reigned at IGI airport’s Terminal-3 on Friday after Lufthansa airline cancelled two of its flights due to a pilots' strike stranding hundreds of passengers.

Around 700 passengers on Friday were stranded at the IGI airport’s Terminal-3, police said.

According to police, more than 100 people, relatives and family members of the stranded passengers, gathered outside the airport and demanded refunds or alternate arrangements.

Among the stranded people, many were students whose classes are starting soon.

The passengers, visibly distraught and mostly in their early twenties, sat down at the airport with their luggage and shouted “We want Justice.”

Passengers have alleged that no help has been provided by the airport authorities.

"We have been given no food, no accommodation and no flight rebooking. We are stranded here. Our classes are starting next week. We need to go back urgently," said one passenger.