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Flight to Hyderabad leaves without Karnataka Governor, airline regrets and orders probe

Karnataka Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot, who was scheduled to fly from Bengaluru to Hyderabad on July 27, was stranded at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) after the AIX Connect (formerly AirAsia India) flight took off without him.

Mr. Gehlot was to travel on flight I5972, which was scheduled to depart at 2.05 p.m. from Terminal 2. The flight took off at 2.12 p.m. without the Governor.

The airline confirmed that Mr. Gehlot was scheduled to travel on the flight and that he missed it. Regretting the incident, AIX Connect has ordered an investigation into the incident.  

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