Ludhiana, July 2
The sudden closure of an aviation institute here has left several students high and dry. Nearly 25 boys and girls, who paid Rs 90,000 each to enroll in the institute, said they were students of the Air Hostess Training and Global Retail School (GRS) and pursuing a one-year diploma at Flying Cats.
The institute that boasts of brand ambassadors like actors Kareena Kapoor and Malaika Arora was found closed this morning. An instructor sitting in the office said the institute had been shifted to Chandigarh. This came as a shock to the students of the institute who had gone there for classes.
“Our course was still in progress at the institute and the authorities closed the institute without even intimating us,” students said. They said the course was a certified course from Annamalai
University and they were promised several personality development and grooming courses, besides a trip to Singapore, at the time of admission.
The parents demanded that the institute refund the fee, but the institute has said no.
They are now planning a legal action against the institute.
A parent said: “I had deposited the first instalment of Rs 40,000 with the institute and the course was still in progress. I was shocked to find that the institute had shifted its base to Chandigarh overnight. More than the money, I am concerned about the future of my son.”
A girl wanting to be an air hostess said: “My father is a small-time electrician. He used his hard-earned money so that I could get quality education. My dreams have been shattered.”
They said they would report the matter to the police. SHO, Division No. 5, Shawinder Singh Dhillon said it was a serious matter and he would act on the complaint as soon as he got it.
Aditi Shrivastav, CEO, Flying Cats, claimed: “The institute had introduced a one-year course for air hostess training last year and it ended on May 30.”
She said at present the institute had not enrolled any student. “We were the first to start the institute in this building. Now, many institutes have set up shop here. Therefore, we decided to leave the place. We will soon have a new place to run our centre.”
