Mauritius president Pritivirajsing Roopun stopped at Varanasi airport over excess luggage
Varanasi/IBNS: Mauritius president Pritivirajsing Roopun was stopped at the Varanasi international airport by authorities over the issue of excess luggage, media reports.
The President was on his way to Delhi.
Along with a six-member delegation, the president was on a two-day visit to the temple town in Uttar Pradesh.
An employee of Air India said Roopun will be allowed only after a payment was made for the excess baggage, an official at the Lal Bahadur Shashtri International Airport told Hindustan Times.
Airport director Akashdeep Mathur confirmed the development to the newspaper and said as soon as he came to know about the matter he immediately intervened.
Officials spoke to the aviation ministry and senior Air India officials were asked not to charge the visiting dignitary for the excess baggage, reported Hindustan Times.
Air India manager Atif Idrish told the newspaper since there was excess baggage his team asked for payment.
After instructions from authorities, the excess luggage was sent without any charge, he said.
The president later visited New Delhi.
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