India, Sept. 17 -- Five out of six international rifle and pistol shooters from Pune missed their Akasa Air flight to Goa on Tuesday after confusion over rifle and ammunition clearance at Pune International Airport. The mix-up has put their participation in the West India Shooting Championship, beginning Wednesday, in jeopardy.

The shooters were booked on Akasa Air flight QP 1143, scheduled to depart at 5.25 pm on September 16. They alleged that despite arriving at the airport three hours early, contradictory instructions from the Akasa Air staff consumed hours during check-in due to which they were unable to board the flight.

Manava Kadam, one of the rifle shooters on the team, was able to board the said flight to Goa but left her equi...