Amritsar flights hit by delays after ATC snag at Delhi airport

Air traffic operations at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport were disrupted on Friday following a technical glitch in the air traffic control (ATC) system at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. The snag triggered widespread delays across northern India, including Amritsar.

From Amritsar, IndiGo flight 6E2506, scheduled to depart at 6.05 am, took off at 7.08 am, while Air India flight AI1884, slated for 7.55 am, departed only at 1 pm. Another Air India flight, AI496, scheduled for 10.30 am, left at 11.45 am. IndiGo’s 6E6848, planned for 10.40 am, finally departed at 1.20 pm, and Air India’s AI492, expected to leave at 1.20 pm, took off at 1.50 pm.

According to airport sources, at least 10 Amritsar-Delhi flights were delayed due to the air traffic control system malfunction. Passengers on several flights reportedly remained seated onboard for over an hour awaiting clearance for takeoff.

The disruption began when a technical fault struck Delhi’s air traffic control system early Friday morning, grounding several aircraft on runways and causing long queues of stranded passengers at terminals.

Both Air India and IndiGo issued advisories urging travellers to check their flight status before heading to the airport, as several services continued to experience delays ranging from two to four hours.