Over 100 flights cancelled at IGI as IndiGo disarray enters sixth day

One of the country’s worst aviation crisis in years entered its sixth day on Sunday with confusion persisting among passengers at the Indira Gandhi International Airport as IndiGo cancelled 118 flights till 8 pm, including departures and arrivals.

- Aaditya Khatwani

From lost medicines and missing documents to emergencies trips and upcoming shows, the various tales from passengers made clear the impact of the chaos, which began Tuesday.

Throughout the day, crowds could be seen at the airline's ticket counter in Terminal-1, as passengers, whose flights were no longer leaving or had been delayed for hours, waited for information, tried to get rescheduled, or demanded refunds. Others were still trying to track down their luggage, which they had checked days ago.

Several people who had connecting flights through Delhi told HT that they had been stuck in the Capital because of the prevailing situation.

27-year-old Irom Kumar, who was waiting in line at the counter, said he had a return flight for Imphal on Thursday but it was cancelled.

“I had gone to Goa for a trip, and was returning to my home in Imphal, via Delhi. The flight was supposed to take off from here on Thursday, but it was cancelled. I have been stuck here for three days now.