Lucknow, Dec. 8 -- Ajay Kumar was all set to take up a new job in Kuwait, for which he had to catch a flight from the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport here on Sunday. Thanks to the disruption of flights for the fifth consecutive day, Kumar, who hails from Lucknow, not only lost his job but also incurred a loss of Rs.2 lakh as a result, he claimed.

"I lost about Rs.2 lakh. Both my flights, first to Mumbai and then to Kuwait, have been cancelled. My job is gone, my tickets are gone, and no one is giving a clear answer," he said in anguish and described the behaviour of airline staff as 'rude'.

Sharif, who travelled to Lucknow from Bengaluru for a wedding, said he had been coming to the airport for three days straight. "They ar...