# IndiGo Cancels Bhubaneswar Flight Hours Late, Strands Passengers 2026-08-13T19:01:31+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Passengers were left stranded at Bhubaneswar Airport on Thursday after an IndiGo flight scheduled for 2:35 pm was cancelled around 5:30 pm, several hours after its departure time. According to passengers, they were not informed about the cancellation promptly, and many waited till 6 pm without clear communication or adequate assistance from the airline. One passenger told Freepress Journal: "Our flight was scheduled for 2:35 PM. All of a sudden, it was cancelled at 5:30 PM without properly informing the passengers." Separately, a video gone viral shows a woman climbing onto a luggage conveyor belt and throwing papers at the IndiGo office desk. Deccan Chronicle reports CISF personnel pacified her, and a passenger said her child was unwell. The reason for the cancellation was not immediately clear. ## Coverage - freepressjournal.in - deccanchronicle.com Tags: Bhubaneswar Airport, DGCA, flight cancellation, IndiGo, passenger rights Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/indigo-cancels-bhubaneswar-flight-hours-after-scheduled-departure/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/indigo-cancels-bhubaneswar-flight-hours-after-scheduled-departure/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.