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Cyclone Arnab cancels 12 IndiGo flights between Chennai and Andhra
The Story in Brief
Cyclone Arnab led to the cancellation of 12 IndiGo flights between Chennai and three Andhra Pradesh cities on Wednesday, 28 October. Six departing flights to Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Rajahmundry and six incoming flights from those cities were cancelled. Passengers were advised to check flight status with the airline before heading to the airport.
Deccanchronicle.com reports broader disruption for a second consecutive day. IndiGo cancelled 16 flights at Bhogapuram airport alone, while Air India cancelled its Delhi-Vijayawada service and Air India Express cancelled flights connecting several cities. Alaska Air also cancelled its Delhi-Bhogapuram service. The civil aviation ministry reviewed the situation and stressed inter-agency coordination for passenger safety.
Indian Opinion Analysis
dtnext.in reports 12 IndiGo cancellations between Chennai and three Andhra cities, framing it as a single-day travel inconvenience for a specific route. Deccanchronicle.com reports 16 cancellations at Bhogapuram alone plus multi-airline disruptions across several airports, framing it as a wider second-day crisis affecting rail and road as well. Both cover the cyclone cause, but only the latter names the civil aviation ministry’s review and fog preparedness meeting. The uniform core is that Cyclone Arnab disrupted flights on 28 October, the number gap reflects geography, dtnext.in’s tally covers one airline’s Chennai-Andhra pair, while deccanchronicle.com covers multiple carriers at three Andhra airports. The review meeting is the concrete next step named, though no further action date is given.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): dtnext.in (neutral report), deccanchronicle.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Update, 29 October 2026: this story now draws on 2 sources.
