5 IndiGo flights cancelled across Srinagar, Jammu airports on Sunday

Srinagar, Dec 14: Just a day after Srinagar International Airport saw partial resumption of IndiGo flights, 3 of the 11 flights of this low-cost carrier were cancelled in the summer capital of J&K on Sunday. These flights were scheduled for Amritsar, Kolkata and Delhi.  At Jammu airport, IndiGo’s two flights were cancelled, and both these flights were scheduled for Delhi. Notably, in the last 12 days, as many as 96 IndiGo flights have been cancelled at Jammu and Srinagar.

Pertinently, thousands of IndiGo flights across the country have been cancelled during the last 12 days, after its pilots did not turn up for duty due to issues in the roster system, leaving passengers stranded.

Aggrieved passengers said their travel plans have been badly hit in the last ten days at Srinagar. “I had booked a connecting IndiGo flight from Srinagar to Delhi last week but I received a message from the airline saying the flight has been cancelled. I was offered rescheduling but would now prefer to travel once this fiasco is over,” said Hilal Ahmed, a flyer.

The cancellation of IndiGo flights has led to skyrocketing airfares, with a one-way Srinagar-Delhi flight costing as much as Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000.