Air India Express Dubai flight cancellation sparks passenger protest at Kannur airport

Passengers protested at Kannur airport on Monday after an Air India Express flight to Thiruvananthapuram was delayed by several hours and another flight to Dubai was cancelled, according to airport sources. TV footage showed angry travelers shouting at airline personnel, accusing the airline of not providing advance notice about the delay and cancellation. The Kannur-to-Thiruvananthapuram service was scheduled to depart at about 7 a.m. but was delayed by hours, the sources said. An airline spokesperson, however, told a different account, saying passengers had been informed in advance. The Kannur-to-Dubai flight, set to depart around 9 a.m., was cancelled because the aircraft serving the Muscat-Kannur route was grounded in Muscat for technical reasons, sources said. Affected passengers were offered refunds or rescheduling, and the airline had not responded by the time of reporting.