Why Delhi airport flights are delayed: Unpacking ATC snags that disrupted over 100 services
The ATC snag at Delhi airport follows recent issues, including GPS spoofing and wind shifts, highlighting ongoing challenges at India's busiest airport
The ATC snag at Delhi airport follows recent issues, including GPS spoofing and wind shifts, highlighting ongoing challenges at India's busiest airport
The ATC snag at Delhi airport follows recent issues, including GPS spoofing and wind shifts, highlighting ongoing challenges at India's busiest airport
The ATC snag at Delhi airport follows recent issues, including GPS spoofing and wind shifts, highlighting ongoing challenges at India's busiest airport
The operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) in Delhi were disrupted due to a technical snag, causing the delay of over 100 flights. All major airline, including IndiGo, Air India, and Spice Jet, faced delays due to air traffic congestion.
An advisory issued by the IGI read: "Due to a technical issue with the Air Traffic Control (ATC) system, flight operations at IGIA (Indira Gandhi International Airport) are experiencing delays. Their team is actively working with all stakeholders, including DIAL (Delhi International Airport Limited), to resolve it at the earliest."
The efforts to resolve the issue are underway, the advisory added. All major airlines too issued an advisory to passengers, regretting the inconvenience caused.
The busiest airport in India, the New Delhi airport handles over 73.7 million passengers every year.
While Thursday’s snag was one of the serious ones, last week saw multiple technical issues that disrupted the functioning of the airport.
Two days ago, the IGI Airport witnessed severe air traffic congestion due to GPS spoofing. During the event of a spoofing, the aircraft’s navigational capabilities are affected, and controllers have to manually maintain safe separation between planes, leading to heavy radio communication and workload.
On Tuesday, there was also a sudden shift in wind direction towards easterlies. As per reports, at least seven flights operated by IndiGo and Air India were among those diverted on Tuesday, and the data by FlightRadar showed that New Delhi IGI ranked second globally that night for airport disruptions, behind only Kathmandu.