Two days after issuing a notice cancelling over 100 flights a day in the run up to the Republic Day, Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) has called a meeting of airlines on Monday to discuss the issue.
In an e-mail to airlines sent today morning, DIAL has called a meeting, which will be chaired by COO of DIAL, to discuss the issue of cancellation of flights.
ET has reported today that Delhi airport has told airlines that it will be closed for an hour and 45 minutes daily between January 18 and 26 and that flights during the period — 10:30 am to 12:15 pm — will have to be cancelled.
It’s estimated this will mean the cancellation of more than 100 domestic flights a day during the Republic Day airspace closure period, which has also been expanded to nine days, from six, this year.
The instruction was contained in a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued on Thursday. This is the first time the airport has told domestic airlines to cancel flights during the R-Day closure period.
While the airlines have complained that cancelling flights so close to the date of travel will create mayhem, the airport operator said that the cancellation is being done to minimise inconvenience to passengers.
