IndiGo flight cancellations continue at Hyderabad Airport
At least 92 flights were cancelled on Friday, out of which 43 were incoming and 49 were outbound at Hyderabad Airport.
Hyderabad: IndiGo flight cancellations continued at Rajeev Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) for the third day in a row. At least 132 flights were cancelled, out of which 61 were incoming and 71 were outbound on Friday, tv9 telugu reported.
Passengers staged a protest at the terminal after being informed of the cancellation after they checked-in for the flight. On Friday, about 13 flights have been cancelled and others have been delayed.
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Meanwhile, 8 IndiGo flight services from Visakhapatnam were cancelled, which included flights to Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad. A total of 35 flights were delayed over two days.
Over 400 flights cancelled on Friday:
The number of countrywide flight cancellations at various airports reached 400 on Friday including in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and others.
Staff woes, FDTL constraints at IndiGo:
The operational disruptions have reportedly occurred due to cabin crew woes and regulatory Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) constraints. The largest airline in the country has been facing staff shortage and struggling with new pilot rest and duty hour norms, a month after the DGCA implemented them.
The regulator implemented stricter norms from November 1, after complaints of fatigue from cockpit crews across Indian carriers.
The civil aviation ministry and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have been monitoring the developments closely over the last few days. IndiGo reportedly told the DGCA that operations will be restored to normal by February 10, 2026.
On Wednesday, it revealed that the delays and cancellations are due to ‘unforeseen operational challenges’ and apologised to passengers for inconvenience.
Bomb threat e-mail to Hyderabad Airport:
In another incident, a bomb threat email was sent to Hyderabad Airport customer support id at 7:30am for Dubai (DXB) to Hyderabad (HYD) flight EK526 on Friday morning. The flight landed safely in HYD at 8:30am. Standard safety protocols were initiated.