New Delhi: Staggering 68% of flights were delayed at Delhi airport on Sunday as chaos erupted during the day. Pite that this operational meltdown at delhi igi airport popped up four months ago, last minute warnings of disruption by airport authorities seemed to fall on deaf ears from airlines.
Mass Flight Delay in IGI Airport:
A nightmare for tourists at delhi airport went for Sunday, with more than 60% of arrivals and departures hit by massive flight-time delays.
More than two-thirds of both arrivals and departures at Delhi airport today was disrupted by massive flight delays, which were so bad they went even beyond the wildest horror stories.
Hours of Down time for Departures reported to be an Hour, Arrivals over 75!
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Airline trips ignored to be corrected
Airlines missed opportunities, and completely missed the calls made by DIAL (Delhi International Airport Ltd) who said that airlines failed to respond to disruption instructions dating from December of last calendar year.
Warnings last summer pushed us on the runways, these alerts exposed potential operational issues the coming change to a new run way and the wind being pushed into some restrictions in the summer season. The airlines are said to have made small changes to their flight timetables through the window.
One Runway Closure, Wind Change Only Compounds the Following Problems:
One of four runways at the airport remained closed for the never-ending updates, and an unanticipated upsetting change of direction on the wind became the “perfect storm” that decimated operations at the airport. This bottleneck together with the airlines not willing to re-schedule flights resulted in the major IGI airport flights delayed.
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It is Passengers that have to Suffer from Mismanaged situation
The consequences of this possible mis-communication and un-planned ahead for it were very obvious on the part of passengers as it seemed. Most took to social media to vent their outrage and impatience with all the delays and lack of info. This illustrates the dire need for improved synergy and following of operational advisories by all parties concerned at delhi airport, so as to reduce passenger inconveniences. Travelers have been advised to keep checking your flight status igi airport for the most updated info.
