New Delhi, June 28 -- SpiceJet has been ordered to refund the airfare and pay compensation totalling more than Rs.62,000 to a Srinagar couple, whom it allegedly denied boarding at Delhi airport after their Hajj pilgrimage last year.

They were reportedly forced to spend the night at Delhi airport and book alternative tickets to Srinagar the next morning.

According to an Indian Express report, SpiceJet denied boarding to the couple despite their having valid boarding passes, completing check-in formalities, and arriving at the boarding gate on time.

A consumer commission in Srinagar, on 9 June 2026, directed the airline to refund the ticket cost of Rs.10,078 and pay Rs.52,000 as compensation to the couple.

Ghulam Nabi Fafoo filed a comp...