A telecommunications outage in Dallas caused massive flight disruptions, delaying over 1,800 flights and cancelling hundreds at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field. American Airlines and Southwest Airlines were heavily impacted, with delays spreading nationwide.
Russian airline Aeroflot cancelled over 100 flights after a cyberattack crippled its IT systems, the Prosecutor's Office said. Ukrainian and Belarusian hacker groups claimed responsibility, alleging they stole data from Aeroflot’s network. A criminal probe has been launched.
While Air India cancels six international flights due to DGCA subjecting its Dreamliner fleet to enhanced checks, the airlines cancels Ahmedabad-London flight due to unavailability of aircraft
Air India announced that all flights to and from Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh, and Rajkot have been cancelled until 0529 hrs IST on May 10, in compliance with a notification from aviation authorities regarding airport closures.
A source said that 23 domestic departures and eight arrivals were cancelled. Besides, four international departures have been cancelled since 12 am. Foreign carriers, including American Airlines, cancelled some of their services from the Delhi airport
The step was taken keeping in mind the safety of passengers, airline employees, various equipment, navigational aids and infrastructure, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said on Wednesday.
