US EditionOver 200 Flights Delayed at Delhi Airport After Glitch in Air Traffic System
A technical glitch in the Air Traffic Control system forced manual flight plan preparation, causing delays for over 100 flights at India's busiest airport, officials said.
- On Friday , flight operations at Indira Gandhi International Airport were disrupted by an Air Traffic Control system malfunction, delaying nearly 100 flights while the airport worked with DIAL to resolve it.
- Automatic-Message switching failures forced a change in procedure as air traffic controllers have been unable to retrieve flight plans automatically since Thursday evening, Airport sources said.
- Real‑time tracking indicated widespread departure slowdowns, with more than 60 flights delayed since 5 a.m. and departures facing around 50 minutes' delay, while incoming flights were not hampered yet.
- Airlines issued advisories describing delays and longer wait times as Air India warned the ATC issue impacts all airlines and IndiGo said northern regions face operational disruptions.
- Given IGIA's 1,500 daily movements and busiest‑airport status, the glitch has outsized effects as the airport sees over 60 aircraft movements every hour.
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New Delhi: Delhi airport, the country’s busiest airport, plunged into chaos on Friday as more than 800 domestic as well as international flights were delayed due to technical problems with the air traffic control system, sources said. All airline operations at the airport have been impacted and authorities are working to fix the issues. The sources said airlines have cancelled at least around 20 flights. IndiGo, Air India, Air India Express, Spi…
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