IndiGo cancels 42 flights at Bengaluru airport on December 3, passengers hit
A total of 62 IndiGo flights were cancelled at Bengaluru airport over the last two days, sources told Moneycontrol
As many as 42 IndiGo flights - including 22 arrivals and 20 departures - were cancelled at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport on December 3, causing inconvenience to passengers, sources told Moneycontrol.
Sources said arrivals from sectors such as Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai, Goa, Kolkata and Lucknow were cancelled. Departures to Mumbai, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Ahmedabad were among those affected. On December 2, 20 IndiGo flights were cancelled at the airport.
IndiGo was unavailable for comment.
An airport source said the cancellations were due to operational reasons. Many affected passengers took to social media to express their frustration.
On December 2, three Air India Express flights from Bengaluru to Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Nagpur were delayed due to technical glitches.
On November 29, IndiGo had issued a statement saying: “IndiGo is undertaking all required inspections and updates to its A320 family aircraft in full accordance with directives issued by EASA and Airbus. Working closely with both organisations, a total of 200 of our aircraft were identified for these checks. We are pleased to confirm that the required actions have already been completed on 160 aircraft by 12:00 IST, and inspections on the remaining aircraft are progressing well and will be completed within the timeline.”
The airline added: “We would also like to confirm that no flights have been cancelled as a result of these checks. However, a few flights may experience minimal delays. We request customers to check the latest flight status or connect with our contact centre before heading to the airport to help reduce any inconvenience.”
