Defective display, lack of basic facilities rankle travelers at VSI airport
Port Blair: Defective Flight Information Display System at the Veer
Savarkar International (VSI) Airport here has left air travellers
annoyed and exhausted for the past several days. According to reports,
the display board indicating arrival, departure and delayed arrivals of
various flights at the arrival and departure terminal of the airport has
gone defunct recently and without any alternate arrangements, relatives
of passengers of the flight are forced to wait endlessly at the airport
to receive their near and dear ones. To add to the woes of passengers
is lack of seating arrangements and air-conditioning facility at the
departure terminal besides poor upkeep of toilet facilities in the
airport.
“Despite being declared an international airport operating around 20
flights in a day, the Veer Savarkar Airport at Port Blair lacks basic
facilities. Several days have passed but the authorities have failed to
rectify the defective display board at the arrival and departure
terminal of the airport as a result of which passengers can been seen
wandering from one counter to another seeking necessary information
about incoming and outgoing flights. Having no clue about the arrival
timing of flights, passengers are left high and dry at the airport for
hours waiting to board. Even tour operators and private auto and taxi
drivers are facing hardships as they have to wait endlessly at the
arrival terminal to pick up their guests.
16/11/17 Echo of India
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