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44 flights cancelled at Vijayawada airport due to Cyclone Arnab
The Story in Brief
Around 44 flight services from Vijayawada International Airport at Gannavaram have been cancelled on Wednesday, 28 October, due to Cyclone Arnab, airport sources said.
All 12 scheduled IndiGo flights for the day have been cancelled. Air India's morning Delhi-Vijayawada service (AI 1724/1851) and two Fly91 services on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada route have also been pulled. Services to Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Varanasi, Tirupati, Kadapa and Visakhapatnam, as well as international flights to Singapore and Sharjah, are affected.
Six flights had already been cancelled on Tuesday, 27 October. Passengers have been advised to check with their airline before heading to the airport.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The 44 cancellations at Vijayawada show Cyclone Arnab's immediate impact on regional air connectivity, hitting flights to major business and leisure destinations. The disruption comes on a single day, so the total effect depends on how long the cyclone persists. With all 12 IndiGo flights grounded, a large share of the airport's passenger traffic is blocked. Passengers are left to rely on individual airline updates for rescheduling, and no timeline for normal operations has been given.
Source: thehansindia.com
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