Trainee aircraft makes emergency landing near Aligarh, mishap averted
A major accident was averted after a trainee aircraft made an emergency landing shortly after take-off from Dhanipur Airport on Sunday.
IndiGo cancelled over 650 flights across major airports on Sunday as disruptions in the airline’s services continued. IndiGo’s flight cancellations hit airports in Delhi, Kolkata, and Hyderabad the hardest, leaving thousands of passengers stranded.
Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport saw 115 cancellations, including 54 arrivals and 61 departures. At Delhi Airport, 109 IndiGo flights — 59 departures and 50 arrivals — were cancelled.
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Kolkata recorded 76 IndiGo flight cancellations, including 53 departures and 23 arrivals.
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IndiGo says operations expected to stabilise by December 10
Meanwhile, IndiGo has revised its stabilisation outlook, stating that its services are likely to stabilize by December 10. Earlier, the airline had given a timeline between December 10 and 15 for operations to return to normal.
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In a statement, an IndiGo spokesperson said that flight cancellations have reduced, and on-time performance has improved to 75 per cent from 30 per cent on Saturday. As per the statement, IndiGo has been implementing “further significant and sustained improvements” across its network since Saturday and confirmed it is operating over 1,650 flights today, up from around 1,500 yesterday.
“Following the recent operational disruptions, IndiGo confirms that we are establishing further significant and sustained improvements across our network. The first step to this was taken yesterday; today next steps have been taken on this with fewer cancellations and a higher On Time Performance,” the statement read.
Railways to run special trains amid IndiGo crisis
In view of increased demand and to clear the extra rush of passengers following the IndiGo flight cancellations, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run special trains and augment additional coaches in some regular trains towards Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Howrah regions, said Railway officials on Sunday.
The Special Trains announced by East Coast Railway are Train No. 08401 Bhubaneswar – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus special will departs from Bhubaneswar on 7b December, Train No. 08402 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Sambalpur special will departs from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus on 9 December, Train No. 08403 Puri – Anand Vihar Terminal special will departs from Puri on 8 December, Train No. 08404 Anand Vihar Terminal – Bhubaneswar special will departs from Anand Vihar Terminal on 9 December, Train No. 08501 Visakhapatnam – SMVB Bengaluru special will departs from Visakhapatnam on 8 December, Train No. 08502 SMVB Bengaluru – Visakhapatnam special will depart from SMVB Bengaluru on 9 December.
In addition to special trains, extra AC coaches have been added to the regular trains to clear the extra rush of passengers.
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