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India: Over 70 Indigo flights disrupted due to 'operational challenges', media reports say
IndiGo's shares closed down about two per cent after its statement was released, having gained nearly 23 per cent so far this year
India's largest airline IndiGo said on Wednesday it has faced delays and cancellations in recent days due to technology issues, airport congestion and what it termed "operational requirements".
Roughly 40 IndiGo flights had been cancelled so far in Delhi on Wednesday, according to two airport sources. Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Mumbai airports also showed Indigo flight disruptions, according to Indian media reports.
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Indigo released a statement to the press on Wednesday, explaining the disruptions. The airline started with an acknowledgment of the widespread delays and cancellations, and apologised to the passengers impacted.
"A multitude of unforeseen operational challenges including minor technology glitches, schedule changes linked to the winter season, adverse weather conditions, increased congestion in the aviation system and the implementation of updated crew rostering rules (Flight Duty Time Limitations) had a negative compounding impact on our operations in a way that was not feasible to be anticipated," the airline said.
It added that it had "initiated calibrated adjustments" to the flight schedules — adjustments that will be in place for 48 hours until operations return to normal.
The airline said that impacted passengers would be given refunds or alternative travel arrangements.
IndiGo's shares closed down about two per cent, having gained nearly 23 per cent so far this year.
On-time performance lowest
IndiGo had an on-time performance of just 35 per cent on Tuesday, according to data from the civil aviation ministry, the lowest of all Indian airlines. Its on-time performance this year has typically been above 80 per cent at major Indian airports.
In total around 700 flights were delayed as of 1025 GMT on Wednesday across India's three busiest airports — Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru — with Delhi accounting for more than two-thirds of the delays, according to data from Flightradar24.
The disruptions follow an air traffic control system outage at India's capital airport that delayed hundreds of flights for several airlines last month.
IndiGo and other global carriers also had to fix a software glitch on 200 Airbus A320 planes on Saturday.
'Operational challenges'
On Wednesday, Delhi Airport said in a post on X that some domestic airlines were experiencing "operational challenges", which could lead to delays or schedule changes.
Hyderabad's airport said that despite Indigo flight disruptions, the airport was operating as normal.
IndiGo, which has a domestic market share of more than 60 per cent, operates over 2,200 flights daily and has been steadily expanding internationally, challenging rival Air India's dominance.
But its results have come under pressure in the last two quarters due to a strong US dollar and as flyer sentiment took a hit after a deadly Air India crash in June.
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