Amid staff crunch, nine IndiGo flights cancelled, several others delayed

Nine IndiGo flights to Goa, Dharamsala, Mumbai, and Delhi, Chennai, Ahmedabad, and Pune were cancelled, while several others delayed at the Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, Chandigarh, were either behind schedule or late today morning as the airline continued to face crew shortage among other issues for the third day in continuation today.

Twelve flights arrived late, while 17 departed late by 8 pm today. Five flight departures and two flight arrivals were impacted early in the morning till 9 am even as flight schedule remained haywire throughout the day.

The flight to Mumbai was late by four hours, Delhi by five-and-a-half hours, and Pune by three hours in the evening. The flight departures to Mumbai and Patna were delayed by around three hours and 45 minutes, respectively. The flights from Hyderabad (6.25am) and Chennai (7.20am) had not departed till 9 am today. The flight to Jaipur (7.35am) was also behind schedule by 25 minutes.

The disruption in IndiGo network has affected flight operations at the SBSI Airport considerably. The country’s largest airline has cancelled more than 300 flights in the past two days and delayed others nationwide after the full enforcement of the new flight duty time limitation (FDTL) rules from November 1 onwards.

Pan India IndiGo flight operations have been affected due to operational requirements, leading to cancellations and delays.

Chandigarh International Airport Limited (CHIAL) management is having regular follow-ups with the airline and maintaining close coordination with the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and airline staff for efficient crowd handling. “Food arrangements have been made by the airline, while dedicated queue management systems are in place to prevent overcrowding,” officials said.