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Airline operations at the Delhi airport, the country’s busiest airport, were slowly returning to normalcy, a day after a glitch with the air traffic control system delayed more than 800 flights.
According to media reports , The technical problem with the Automatic Message Switching System (AMSS), which supports the air traffic control’s flight planning process, continued for over 15 hours from around 5:45 am on Friday before the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said at around 9 pm that the issue has been addressed.
The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in the national capital that has four runways, handles more than 1,500 flight movements daily.
Delhi airport operator DIAL on Saturday morning said the technical issue which affected the AMSS is gradually improving.
“Airline operations at Delhi Airport are returning to normal, and all concerned authorities are working diligently to minimise any inconvenience caused,” it said in a post on X.
Apart from over 800 flights that faced delays, some services were also cancelled on Friday, impacting hundreds of passengers.
The country’s largest airline IndiGo on Saturday morning said the airport operator and Air Traffic Control (ATC) teams were working on priority to fully restore systems and stabilise operations.
“The situation is expected to be normalised over the next few hours. During this period, some departure and arrival timings may continue to be adjusted,” it said in a post on X.
Information available on flight tracking website Flightradar24.com showed that over 200 flights were delayed at the airport, including arrivals and departures, on Saturday morning.
