Domestic flights resume, but cancellations upset passengers in Bengaluru

As domestic flight operations resumed at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) here early Monday morning, cancellation of about 30 departing flights had passengers frustrated. Nearly two months after suspension, the first flight, an AirAsia India service to Ranchi took off at 5.15 am.

Institutional quarantine mandated by the Karnataka government for passengers arriving from Red Zone cities was what triggered the last-minute cancellations. But this threw apart the plans of several travellers who had booked tickets.

A frustrated passenger, Rishabh Agarwal said, “Air India Flight AI516, Bengaluru to Hyderabad, was cancelled at the last moment after travelling 60 km to the airport. People are suffering because of improper planning by governments and airlines.”