# Cyclone Murasu: IndiGo cancels 21 flights, issues Vizag advisory 2026-11-02T06:27:04+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets IndiGo on Monday, 2 November, issued a travel advisory for Visakhapatnam after Cyclone Murasu, called Cyclone Arnab by the Economic Times, disrupted flight operations. The airline warned passengers of extended waiting times on the ground and onboard, and asked them to check its website for updates. Livemint reported over 20 cancellations: 10 IndiGo flights at Gannavaram Airport in Vijayawada and 11 at Chennai Airport. The Chennai cancellations covered routes to Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Kadapa and Tiruchirappalli. Airport authorities advised passengers to confirm flight status with their airline before travelling. IndiGo said its crew and ground teams were working to support travellers. ## Indian Opinion Analysis IndiGo issued a travel advisory for Visakhapatnam on Monday, 2 November, after Cyclone Murasu (Deccan Chronicle, Livemint) or Cyclone Arnab (Economic Times) disrupted flight operations. The airline warned passengers of extended waiting times on the ground and onboard, and urged them to check its website for updates. Livemint reported over 20 cancellations: 10 IndiGo flights at Gannavaram Airport in Vijayawada and 11 at Chennai Airport, including routes to Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Kadapa and Tiruchirappalli. The three outlets agree on the advisory but disagree on the cyclone’s name, reflecting different naming authorities rather than a factual conflict. The Economic Times does not mention flight cancellations, while Livemint provides the tally. Coverage is otherwise uniform straight reporting. ## Coverage Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral - economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Leads with advisory, uses name Cyclone Arnab - deccanchronicle.com (neutral report) Leads with advisory, uses name Cyclone Murasu - livemint.com (neutral report) Adds 21 cancellations, uses name Cyclone Murasu This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Update, 2 November 2026: this story now draws on 3 sources. Last updated 2026-11-02T07:04:14+00:00. Tags: Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu Naidu, Cyclone Arnab, IndiGo, Visakhapatnam Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/cyclone-disrupts-indigo-flights-in-visakhapatnam-airline-issues-advisory/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/cyclone-disrupts-indigo-flights-in-visakhapatnam-airline-issues-advisory/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/