Hundreds of passengers faced long delays and cancellations on multiple SpiceJet flights departing from Mumbai Airport Terminal 1 on Wednesday night and early Thursday, leaving many stranded through the night, a report by The Times of India said.
Several late-night services to Bengaluru, Delhi and Ahmedabad were either significantly delayed or called off, while a daytime flight to Gorakhpur was also cancelled, the TOI report further read.
One of the worst affected was a red-eye Mumbai to Bengaluru flight that departed nearly nine hours behind schedule. Other flights, including those bound for Delhi and Bengaluru, were first delayed and later cancelled, adding to passenger frustration.
Flight SG 874, scheduled to depart at 1.55 am, saw passengers waiting at the airport from around midnight as departure timings kept shifting. By morning, many were still stranded at the terminal.
Scenes of confusion and anger were reported from the airport, with some passengers seen arguing with airline staff as delays stretched for hours.
Among other disruptions, the 4.35 pm SG 880 flight to Ahmedabad was cancelled, while SG 696, originally scheduled for a 2.20 am departure, took off at 5.17 am and later departed at 10.46 am, roughly nine hours late, according to Cirium data.
In a statement, SpiceJet said three flights from Mumbai, SG 631 to Delhi, SG 553 to Gorakhpur and SG 669 to Bengaluru, were cancelled on April 29 due to operational reasons. These included the grounding of an aircraft and adverse weather at Bagdogra, which impacted crew duty limits.
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