DGCA issues show-cause notice to Go First for leaving behind 55 passengers

While the passengers were left behind at Bengaluru, their bags were not offloaded from the aircraft as per standard operating procedures

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a show cause notice to Go First for leaving behind 55 Delhi-bound checked-in passengers in a coach at Bengaluru airport on Monday.

Go First flight (G8 116) to Delhi took off on Monday without these passengers, prompting complaints and a regulatory probe.

On Tuesday, the DGCA said that multiple mistakes such as lack of proper communication, coordination, reconciliation and confirmation resulted in a highly-avoidable situation. Go First has been given two weeks to explain its side.

While the passengers were left behind at Bengaluru, their bags were not offloaded from the