New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- A consumer court in Kerala has directed Air India to pay Rs.1.36 lakh in compensation to a man who was stranded overnight at Mumbai airport after a flight delay caused him to miss his international connection. The order brings to an end a legal battle that lasted nearly nine years. The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Thiruvananthapuram, ruled in favour of Kapildev, who had sought compensation after claiming the airline failed to assist him following the disruption.

Kapildev, 42, worked as a driver in Saudi Arabia and had travelled to Kerala in June 2017 to visit his family. On September 10 that year, he was scheduled to return to Saudi Arabia on an Air India itinerary that included a domestic flight ...