IndiGo, in a statement, said the disruption was due to ‘a multitude of unforeseen operational challenges’
At least 100 IndiGo flights have been either delayed or cancelled affecting hundreds of flyers across Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Bengaluru airports.
IndiGo, in a statement, said the disruption was due to ‘a multitude of unforeseen operational challenges’, which included minor technology glitches, winter-season driven schedule changes, adverse weather, increased congestion in the aviation system and the implementation of updated Flight Duty Time Limitations for crew. These factors had a compounding effect that was not feasible to be anticipated’, the airline said in a post on ‘X’.
There was total chaos at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) on Thursday as widespread cancellations by IndiGo airlines disrupted travel for thousands of passengers for the second straight day.
A majority of flights landing in Pune got delayed as the limited number of parking bays (aerobridges) had a significant impact with flyers having to sit in the aircraft for hours after landing. The same affected flights of other airlines as well.
Airport officials in Hyderabad said 68 IndiGo flights had been cancelled, including 35 arrivals and 33 departures. The disruption was significantly higher compared to Wednesday when 31 cancellations had already caused long queues, confusion and extended waiting times across terminals.
The airlines said efforts were on to stablise operations with the airlines initiating calibrated adjustments to its schedules for a 48-hour period.
The measures were intended to contain the disruption and help restore punctuality across its network, the IndiGo statement said.
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