More than 100 passengers on the Jaipur-Ahmedabad-Pune SpiceJet flight had a harrowing time at Ahmedabad airport late Tuesday evening. The flyers were asked to deplane at Ahmedabad airport due to a technical snag.

However, the matter got heated when several passengers alleged of being manhandled and started protesting at the domestic terminal. The flyers complained of ill treatment and approached the terminal manager to lodge a complaint. However, no complaint was filed later as per a TOI report.

The flight from Ahmedabad to Pune was delayed by more than two hours as the aircraft was sent to Delhi for technical check-up of engines. The airline officials admitted that the flight to Pune from Ahmedabad was delayed by about an hour due to technical glitches.

"The flight arrived on time from Jaipur but upon inspection, engineers at Ahmedabad airport found maintenance issues for which a critical part needed to be replaced. This could be done only in Delhi and the passengers were accommodated in another aircraft," said an airline official.

However, the scene turned stormy when allegedly a heated argument took place between a flight official and a flyer, with the later alleging ill treatment.

"Passengers stormed the terminal manager's office at domestic terminal and asked him to take a complaint against the airline staff. The flyers voiced anger against being kept in the dark about the maintenance work and alleged manhandling upon taking up the issue," said an airport official.