Flight services at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport were significantly affected on Saturday due to bad weather and operational reasons.
The most severe delay impacted Air India Express flight IX-193 from Lucknow to Dubai. Scheduled to depart at 1:15 am on Friday, the flight was delayed because the aircraft arrived late in Lucknow. Passengers hailing from various districts, including Bahraich, Balrampur, and Gonda, were informed of the delay upon arrival and were forced to wait at the airport throughout the night. The flight finally departed at 6:30 am on Saturday.
Similarly, Air India Express flight IX-1507 from Lucknow to Delhi took off with a delay of 3 hours and 20 minutes. Passengers have registered complaints regarding this disruption.
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Several other flights also faced delays:
- IndiGo flight 6E-6292 to Hyderabad was delayed by 15 minutes.
- IndiGo flight 6E-6938 to Mumbai was delayed by 30 minutes.
- Air India Express flight IX-2971 from Bengaluru arrived 1 hour and 5 minutes late.
- IndiGo flight 6E-935 from Ahmedabad arrived 40 minutes late.