More than 250 flights were cancelled at Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai airports on Tuesday due to the Middle East conflict, officials said. For the fourth day, flight operations continued to be disrupted as airlines cancelled flights amid the escalating conflict involving the US, Israel and Iran.
As many as 80 flights were cancelled at the Delhi airport, while 107 services were cancelled at the Mumbai airport. At Bangalore, at least 42 flights have been cancelled for the day.
In a post on X, Chennai airport said 30 flights have been cancelled. The numbers include departures and arrivals. Since the Middle East crisis erupted on February 28, Indian airlines have cancelled 1,117 international flights in the last three days.
“Given the changing geopolitical situation in the Middle East, some west-bound international flights may be subject to delays or operational adjustments,” Delhi airport operator DIAL said in a post on X.
In the attacks on Iran by the US and Israel that started on February 28, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed. In retaliation, Iran is firing drones and missiles at Israel and US military installations around the Gulf.
SpiceJet to operate four special flights from UAE
SpiceJet on Tuesday said it will operate four special flights from Fujairah in the UAE to bring back stranded passengers. Flight operations have been disrupted due to the close of airspaces in the Middle East amid the escalating conflict involving US, Israel and Iran.
In a statement, SpiceJet said it would operate four special flights to connect Fujairah with Delhi, Mumbai and Kochi on Tuesday and for the next few days. Out of them, two flights would be operated to Mumbai.
The airline is also exploring the possibility of operating more special flights, subject to passenger requirements and regulatory approvals. SpiceJet will restore its scheduled Fujairah-Delhi and Fujairah-Mumbai flights from March 4, the statement said.
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