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New Delhi: A technical glitch that delayed Air India flights has been restored and flights have started operating normally. Issuing a statement, the airlines said that the issue has been resolved. Earlier, services were delayed for some time due to the issue.
Issuing a statement, Air India said that the third-party system has been restored fully. Thanking the passengers fully for their understanding, Air India said that all flights have started operating as per schedule.
“The third-party system has been fully restored, and check-in at all airports is functioning normally. All our flights are operating as per schedule. We thank our passengers for their understanding,” the airline said in a post on X.
It added, “ Our airport teams are working diligently to ensure a smooth check-in experience for all passengers.” Adding that the system was restoring normally, it, however, said that some flights are likely to experience delays “until the situation fully normalises.” The airlines had also requested passengers check their flight status before leaving for the airport. It also urged passengers to reach the airport earlier than usual to avoid inconvenience.
Last month, in a similar situation, more than 400 domestic and international flights were delayed due to a technical issue in the Automatic Message Switching System (AMSS), The glitch led to a massive disruption at Delhi. The glitch had led to air traffic controllers manually preparing flight plans using available data, a time-consuming process that resulted in flight delays.
Notably, the glitch had led to disruptions in major flight services in several airlines like Air India, Indigo, and SpiceJet. The incident let to long queues and slowe operations. The officials had led to a technical issue in the IP-based AMSS system. After this a review meeting was held by top officials.
Earlier on Monday, the Centre informed the Parliament that flights operating near Delhi and other airports across India reported instances of GPS spoofing and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) since the past year.
