New Delhi, March 1 As many as 225 international flights were cancelled at Mumbai and Delhi airports on Sunday due to operational disruptions following the US and Israel attacks on Iran and the subsequent closure of airspace in the Gulf region.
Of the 225 flights, 125 were cancelled at the Mumbai airport and at least 100 at the Delhi Airport, sources said.
A source said that 60 international departures and 40 arrivals have been cancelled at Delhi Airport.
"Due to the evolving political situation in the Middle East, international flights heading west may experience disruptions or schedule changes," DIAL said in a post on X.
Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) operates the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in the national capital.
"A total of 125 flights have been cancelled at the Mumbai Airport up to 2:30 pm on Sunday. These include 67 departures and 58 arrivals," said another source.
It may be mentioned here that due to the lack of parking space, authorities at the Mumbai Airport had issued a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) to not accept any flights due to diversions at 9 pm on Saturday until 8 am on March 1 amid the developments in West Asia.
The decision was taken due to the lack of parking space at the airport with a number of flights returning to their origin or diverting to nearby airports, a source had said.
Mumbai International Airport Ltd, the private airport operator, issued a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) "for not accepting any more diversions" at 9 pm, the source added.
Earlier, the Civil Aviation Ministry said that 444 international flights are expected to be cancelled by domestic carriers on Sunday.