Overview
- Authorities had briefly approved raising the wartime cap from 100 to 200 passengers per flight, then restored the 100 limit without warning overnight.
- Airlines sold extra seats to hundreds of people on waiting lists after the provisional approval, creating oversold flights once the cap was rolled back.
- When travelers arrived Monday, airline staff made on-the-spot decisions at check-in over who could board and who would be denied a seat.
- Video from the terminal shows shouting and pushing as frustrated passengers confronted employees, and police intervened to restore order.
- Reports indicate hundreds of ticketed passengers were left without seats, with no official follow-up or remedy from authorities detailed in the coverage.