570 flights canceled at 11 airports including Delhi-Mumbai Ranchi-Patna, missed weddings and exams, passengers are struggling with re-scheduling and refunds.

Desk: Domestic flights have been badly affected by the IndiGo crisis. So far, 570 flights from 11 airports have been cancelled. Thousands of passengers are facing problems for the last four days due to such large scale cancellations. The problems of passengers did not reduce even on Saturday. More than 2000 flights have been grounded in a day so far and there have been reports of fares increasing four times. The Civil Aviation Ministry has used its regulatory powers to ensure fair and reasonable fares on all affected routes.

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According to the information, 571 flights have been canceled at 11 airports. On Saturday, 12 flights were canceled and 6 were heavily delayed at Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi. 26 flights were canceled at Patna Airport on Friday, the process of flight cancellation continued on Saturday also. 49 flights have been canceled in Chennai, 124 in Bengaluru, 69 in Hyderabad, 42 in Pune, 8 in Lucknow and 9 in Thiruvananthapuram, 3 in Mangalore, 109 in Mumbai, 13 in Jaipur, 59 in Ahmedabad, 86 in Delhi. Long queues of passengers are being seen at airports across the country. Apart from this, passengers are facing problems like re-scheduling and refund. Meanwhile, the Civil Aviation Ministry has directed IndiGo to refund all pending refunds without delay by 8 pm on December 7 and no re-scheduling fee should be charged from passengers affected by canceled flights. The ministry has asked to create a special passenger support and refund cell, personally contact the affected passengers and continue the automatic refund system.

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These changes were made due to operational problems, due to which hundreds of passengers had to face problems. Many passengers missed holidays, weddings, examinations and family emergencies. Protests also took place outside the Indigo counter at the airport. Passengers were not given any advance notice, and updates were not shown on the display boards. Prices of alternative tickets skyrocketed – like the Ranchi-Kolkata fare increased from the usual Rs 5,000 to Rs 55,117. 3 flights to Hyderabad were cancelled. The Civil Aviation Ministry has used its regulatory powers to ensure fair and reasonable fares on all affected routes. Domestic scheduled airlines will not charge passengers more than the following limits: Maximum fare for stages up to 500 KM Rs 7500 Maximum fare for stages up to 500-1000 KM Rs 12000 Maximum fare for stages up to 1000-1500 KM Rs 15000

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Canceled flights (from Ranchi)

All these flights were canceled due to operational issues. With estimated departure time.
Ranchi-Bengaluru: 8:55 am
Ranchi-Hyderabad: 9:30 am
Ranchi-Delhi: 2:45 pm
Ranchi-Delhi: 5:45 pm
Ranchi-Hyderabad: 5:55 pm
Ranchi-Mumbai: 6:50 pm
Ranchi-Chennai: 7:10 pm
Ranchi-Hyderabad: 8:00 pm
Ranchi-Bhubaneswar: 8:15 pm
Ranchi-Kolkata: 8:25 pm
Ranchi-Delhi: 9:00 pm
Ranchi-Pune: 9:10 pm
Canceled flights (inbound to Ranchi)
6E 327: Hyderabad-Ranchi
6E 6493: Ahmedabad-Ranchi
Late flights (from Ranchi)
Ranchi-Kolkata: Departure at 7:30 am, departure at 8:45 am (75 minutes late)
Ranchi-Kolkata: Departure at 8:15 am, departure at 10:20 am (125 minutes late)
Ranchi-Delhi: Departure at 9:05 am, departure at 12:25 pm (200 minutes late)
Ranchi-Patna: Departure at 1:30 pm, departure at 6:10 pm (280 minutes late)
Ranchi-Kolkata: Departure at 4:10 pm, departure at 7:10 pm (180 minutes late)
Ranchi-Ahmedabad: Departure at 6:20 pm, departure at 7:00 pm (40 minutes late)
Passengers said that no adequate arrangements for food, drinks or hotels were made at the airport. IndiGo did not provide any clear information on refund or rescheduling. The airport authority has issued a passenger helpline. Check the airport website or app for more updates.

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