Overview
- Newlyweds Medha Kshirsagar and Sangama Das, Bengaluru-based software engineers, were stranded in Bhubaneswar after their Dec 2 flights were delayed throughout the day and cancelled around 4 am on Dec 3.
- With guests assembled at Gujarat Bhavan in Hubballi, the couple appeared on a large screen while the bride’s parents conducted the rituals in person.
- Relatives traveling on alternate connections, including via Mumbai, also faced cancellations as disruptions spread across multiple cities.
- IndiGo cancelled more than 500 flights in a single day this week, affecting major airports and thousands of passengers, and told the DGCA it expects operations to stabilize by Feb 10 with further cuts through Dec 8.
- The carrier issued a public apology and is waiving fees for cancellations and rescheduling through Dec 15, while Delhi Airport suspended IndiGo domestic departures until midnight on Friday to ease terminal crowding.