Day 2: Airline operations smoother, but AI faces ire

New Delhi | Mumbai: Operations at India’s airports were smoother on the second day after the chaos that marked the resumption of domestic flights on Monday. The number of flights increased, more people flew and additional destinations opened up. Airlines got better at managing travellers, although there were complaints about state-run carrier Air India. Flights were cancelled on Tuesday as well, leaving travellers stranded.

Carriers operated 325 departures and carried more than 41,500 passengers until 5 pm on Tuesday, the aviation ministry said. Domestic airlines operated 438 flights and carried 30,000 passengers until midnight on Monday, the first day of flight operations after two months, the government said. A senior airline executive said faster turnarounds facilitated the progressive addition in capacity on day two.