Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, Apr 9: Reportedly, Nishat Khaleel, a lady from Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada district, suffered at the hands of the officials of Kozhikode airport, because of their unreasonable attitude. She was to visit Oman to meet her husband and daughter there but the officials did not allow her to undertake the journey.
After reaching Kozhikode by train from Bhatkal with her son, Naufal, the lady went to the airport there to board Air India flight that was scheduled to leave at 11 am on Thursday April 7. Giving details, Naufal said that the officials there pointed out that the passport was from Karnataka. When Naufal commented that it was an Indian passport, and that there was no separate passport for Karnataka, the officials, who heard him, kept aside the passport without assigning any reasons for not allowing the woman to proceed to board the aircraft.
"They told us that they would return the passport only if a statement in writing was made to them that we have not committed any wrong," Naufal explained.
Naufal said he resisted the demand, pointing out that it was the officials who had committed the mistake, and that he had no reason to give such a letter. The officials then told him that they would confiscate the passport. "I had to come back with my mother, because of the non-cooperative and high-handed attitude of the airport officials," Naufal added.
He said the airport officials were not in order in stopping his mother from undertaking her journey to Oman. He revealed that he plans to hold discussions with other people, and decide about the further course of action.