IndiGo mass flight cancellations to continue on Sunday? Here’s what the airline said
As the IndiGo crisis continues to affect travelers across the country for the fifth day in a row, Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport has been the worst-hit. Considering the situation, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has taken various steps, including imposing restrictions on flight tickets.
The IndiGo crisis continued to affect passengers for the fifth consecutive day on Saturday.
IndiGo’s worst-ever operational crisis entered its fifth day on Saturday, with hundreds more flight cancellations reported. But the low-cost Indian carrier said its operations had improved, with 95 percent of network connectivity restored after days of cancellations and delays that disrupted the country’s domestic air travel. IndiGo, India’s largest airline, said it was on track to operate more than 1,500 flights by the end of Saturday and was close to achieving normal operations.
IndiGo said in a statement that the number of flights it canceled on Saturday fell below 850, down from over 1,000 on Friday, the airline’s worst-performing day in the ongoing crisis. “The number of cancellations today has dropped to under 850 flights, which is much lower than yesterday. We continue to work to gradually reduce this number over the next few days,” an airline spokesperson said.
According to the statement, cancellations of IndiGo flights will continue on Sunday, but the number is expected to decrease. “As far as destinations are concerned, more than 95% of the network connectivity has already been re-established as we can operate in 135 out of the current 138 destinations in operations,” IndiGo said. he said, adding: “Once again, we apologize.”
IndiGo operational crisis
As the unprecedented IndiGo crisis continued to affect passengers across the country for the fifth consecutive day on Saturday, Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport was reported to be the worst affected. Considering the situation, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has taken various steps, including imposing restrictions on air tickets, to prevent exploitation of passengers. It also asked IndiGo to process refunds by 8 pm on Sunday and deliver the luggage to passengers within 48 hours. “Oversight mechanisms have been strengthened to guarantee appropriate convenience for senior citizens, differently-abled passengers, students, patients and anyone requiring urgent travel,” the ministry said in a statement. he said.
