DNCA REPORTER, AHMEDABAD In a massive uproar at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, around 180 frustrated passengers raised slogans of “Hai Hai SpiceJet” and vented their anger as their Dubai-bound flight was cancelled not once — but effectively twice in one night due to technical glitches and massive delays.
The nightmare began with SpiceJet flight SG015, originally scheduled to depart at 4:20 PM for Dubai. The aircraft, arriving from Kolkata, landed over 2 hours and 10 minutes late at 6:30 PM. Exhausted passengers were finally boarded — only to sit inside the plane for nearly 30 minutes before being informed of a technical snag. The flight was abruptly cancelled, and all 180 passengers were deboarded and brought back to the terminal.
Fuming passengers, many of whom had been waiting since afternoon, erupted in anger, shouting slogans against the airline and accusing SpiceJet of irresponsible and unreliable service.
As if that wasn’t enough, the airline arranged an alternative flight from Varanasi scheduled to depart for Dubai at 10:30 PM. But even after 11 PM, the replacement aircraft hadn’t arrived. Check-in and boarding hadn’t even started, leaving passengers stranded for over 7-8 hours.
Among the affected travellers were three friends from Naroda, Ahmedabad — Jaymin Patel, Ankit Joshi, and Amit Patel — who were excitedly travelling to Dubai for the first time on vacation. Speaking to the media, they expressed deep disappointment and anger over SpiceJet’s “careless and faulty” service.
This incident comes shortly after Ahmedabad passengers faced similar harrowing experiences on London-bound flights, once again putting SpiceJet under severe criticism for poor operational reliability.
Passengers are now demanding answers, compensation, and better accountability from the budget airline.
