Delhi Airport Chaos, Hundreds Stranded As Lufthansa Flights Cancelled

Due to a one-day pilot strike, Germany’s flag carrier Lufthansa had to postpone 800 flights throughout the world, leaving 700 passengers stuck at the T3 terminal at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. Strong protests were made yesterday night at the Delhi airport by stranded travellers and their family members.
At 12:15 AM, information was received at IGI Airport stating that a mob had assembled in front of Departure Gate No. 1 in Terminal 3 of the airport.

When they arrived, they discovered that there were about 150 people there, and that the traffic had slowed down as a result. The mob demanded that their relatives present inside the terminal receive a refund or any alternative arrangement.

“Upon investigation, it was discovered that two Lufthansa flights had been cancelled. Both Lufthansa flights LH 761 (Delhi to Frankfurt), planned to depart at 2.50 AM with 300 passengers, and LH 763 (Delhi to Munich), due to depart at 1.10 AM with 400 passengers, were cancelled “an official declared.

According to Airport police, both flights were cancelled by Lufthansa headquarters because all of the airline’s pilots went on a one-day worldwide strike in protest of appraisals.

Last night’s movement of Lufthansa passengers at the terminal building following the cancellation of a Lufthansa Airlines flight had given rise to security worries at the Delhi airport.

In a widely shared video, travellers can be heard yelling at the airport and demanding justice and a refund. The majority of those scheduled to fly on Lufthansa last night were students, according to officials.

Following the pilots’ union’s announcement of a one-day strike, Germany’s Lufthansa airline today cancelled 800 flights throughout the world, presumably affecting 1,30,000 customers.

While striving to restore order, Lufthansa warned that “individual cancellations or delays” on Saturday or Sunday were also likely.

German news agency DPA claimed that Lufthansa pilots would go on an all-day strike on Friday for both flights by the company’s primary passenger division and its cargo affiliate. This was verified overnight by the pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC).

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