Flight Delays

Alaska Volcano Shoots Ash Cloud 8 Km Into Sky, Triggers Aviation Alert

World News | Reuters | Wednesday January 8, 2020

An Alaska volcano shot an ash cloud about 5 miles (8 km) into the sky on Tuesday, prompting flight delays and cancellations and raining volcanic particles onto at least one nearby community, officials said.

Heavy Fog In Chennai For Second Day, 10 Flights Delayed, 5 Diverted

Chennai News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Ridhima Shukla | Saturday January 4, 2020

Around six flights were diverted this morning due to poor visibility amid fog conditions at the Chennai airport in Tamil Nadu. Around 10 flights have also been delayed due to bad weather conditions, reported news agency ANI. A total of four flights have been diverted to Hyderabad, while another was diverted to Tiruchirappalli.

Unusual Fog At Chennai Airport Leads To Flight Delays

Chennai News | Reported By J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Richa Taneja | Friday January 3, 2020

Chennai fog: The flight diversion took place on Spice Jet, Go Air, Air India, Air Asia, Emirates, Vistara and Indigo. The airlines also updated the passengers about the flight delays and also apologised to the disgruntled passengers.

Weather Live Updates: Jaipur Records 1 Degrees Celsius, 530 Flights Delayed In Delhi

India News | Edited by Ridhima Shukla | Monday December 30, 2019

A dense fog has gripped Delhi and neighbouring areas, affecting road, rail and air traffic in the region. In Delhi -- where the weather office has sounded a "red" alert, commuters were seen driving with emergency lights as the visibility on city roads plummeted below 10 metres.

Passengers Stranded In Chandigarh, Amritsar As Fog Delays 14 Flights

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday December 28, 2019

Passengers were stranded at Chandigarh and Amritsar international airports on Saturday after several flights were delayed due to fog, officials said.

GoAir Expects Operations To Normalise By Weekend

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday December 26, 2019

-GoAir flight Status: The statement said that due to inclement weather in north India, GoAir experienced extensive flight delays and diversions leading to cancellations of flights.

Watch: Pragya Thakur Tells SpiceJet Fliers "First Class Seat My Right"

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday December 24, 2019

Two days after a disagreement between BJP MP Pragya Thakur and air staffers over seating arrangements resulted in the delay of a Delhi-Bhopal SpiceJet flight, a video of the incident showed the politician arguing with other passengers over the inconvenience they were being subjected to on her account.

Over 750 Flights Delayed In Delhi On Friday Amid Cold Wave

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 21, 2019

Cold conditions prevailed in north India today with fresh snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, as a foggy morning in Delhi delayed 760 flights and led to cancellation of 19, while over 100 trains remained up to two hours behind schedule.

IndiGo, Air India, Vistara Cancel Flights From Delhi Amid Citizenship Protests

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 19, 2019

IndiGo has cancelled 19 flights and 16 others have been delayed as crew members were stuck in a massive traffic jam at NH-8 due to anti-Citizenship Act protests on Thursday, a Delhi airport official said.

10 GoAir Flights In Delhi Delayed Due To Non-Availability Of Cockpit Crew: Report

India News | ANI | Monday December 2, 2019

As many as 10 flights of GoAir are running late from Delhi Airport, due to non-availability of the cockpit crew, said Indira Gandhi International Airport official in New Delhi.

Technical Issues Delay Some Flights Says British Airways

World News | Reuters | Thursday November 21, 2019

British Airways said some flights were delayed on Thursday due to an unspecified technical issue which forced it to cancel some flights a day earlier. The airline has suffered three major computer failures since 2017, the latest of which seriously disrupted operations in August.

"Flight Delayed, Then Bag Is Lost": BJP's Shaina NC Slams SpiceJet

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Wednesday November 6, 2019

BJP leader Shaina NC on Wednesday tweeted that she lost her bag after travelling on a SpiceJet flight.

British Airways Flight Delayed By Over Five Hours In Mumbai: Report

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 13, 2019

A London-bound British Airways flight with 300 passengers onboard aborted take-off at the last minute in Mumbai on Saturday due to an engine snag, delaying the departure by more than five hours, a source told news agency PTI.

Text Passengers In Case Of Delays, Aviation Watchdog Tells Airlines

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 11, 2019

Aviation regulator DGCA on Friday asked all the airlines to send text messages after every 30 minutes to passengers whose flight has been delayed, cancelled or whose boarding gates have changed.

Watch: Water Leakage At Delhi Airport As Heavy Rain Delays Flights

Delhi News | Edited by Aditya Sharma | Thursday October 3, 2019

For people flying out of Delhi on Thursday evening, the flight delays due to heavy rain in the city wasn't their only problem. Water leaking was reported at the baggage check-in area at Terminal 1 of Indira Gandhi International Airport, according to news agency ANI.