Ahmedabad airport saw seven flight cancellations and two delays on November 13, leaving passengers waiting for extended periods during the festive travel season and disrupting domestic and international travel plans. SpiceJet cancelled three flights and IndiGo cancelled four, while passengers said they were not given timely alternative arrangements or satisfactory explanations.
SpiceJet cancelled its Ahmedabad-Dubai service SG 5116 and the return Dubai-Ahmedabad service SG 5115 for the second consecutive day, according to the report. The Ahmedabad-Srinagar flight SG 9634 was also cancelled. Several passengers travelling to Dubai had reached the airport late at night to board their scheduled service, but were later informed that the flight would not operate.
Passengers quoted in the report said they were kept waiting at the airport for one to two hours before being told that their flights had been cancelled. When they sought information from airline staff, they were allegedly directed to submit complaints or send emails. The lack of immediate clarity and alternative travel arrangements added to the disruption, particularly for passengers travelling during the holiday period.
IndiGo cancelled four services on the same day. These included Ahmedabad-Jodhpur flight 6E 7074, Jodhpur-Ahmedabad flight 6E 7075, Ahmedabad-Bhopal flight 6E 7191 and Bhopal-Ahmedabad flight 6E 7192. The cancellations affected both departing and arriving services on the two routes.
Two additional IndiGo flights were reported to be running about an hour late. Ahmedabad-Navi Mumbai flight 6E 7016 and Ahmedabad-Jaipur flight 6E 7143 were delayed beyond their scheduled departure times, requiring passengers to wait longer at the airport.
The disruption came as passenger numbers rose for festive travel, when many people use air services to visit family or travel for holidays. A cancellation at short notice can affect onward connections, accommodation bookings and other parts of a journey, while also increasing costs for passengers seeking replacement travel. The report said passengers expected airlines to provide timely information and suitable alternative arrangements after cancellations.
The reported cancellations were linked by the source to internal and operational issues within the airlines, but no specific operational reason for each affected flight was provided. The report did not include a separate statement from SpiceJet, IndiGo or Ahmedabad airport on the cancellations. The affected services and passenger complaints remain the immediate operational issue at the airport as festive travel continues.
