Overview
- Medha Kshirsagar and Sangama Das, Bengaluru-based software engineers, were stranded in Bhubaneswar after their Dec 2 Bhubaneswar–Bengaluru–Hubballi journey was delayed all day and cancelled around 4 am on Dec 3.
- With the venue and guests ready in Hubballi, the bride’s parents sat in the couple’s seats to perform rituals while the newlyweds greeted attendees via a live video feed.
- Several relatives traveling on alternate routes, including Bhubaneswar–Mumbai–Hubballi, also faced cancellations, reinforcing the decision to proceed with a virtual presence.
- IndiGo has cancelled hundreds of flights this week, including more than 500 on Thursday, disrupting major airports nationwide; Delhi Airport suspended all IndiGo domestic departures until midnight on Friday to ease terminal congestion.
- The carrier told the DGCA it misjudged planning for Phase 2 of Flight Duty Time Limitations, requested temporary relaxations, warned of further cancellations through Dec 8, and issued an apology with full waivers on cancellations and rescheduling through Dec 15.