Several flights cancelled or delayed in AP due to glitch

Vijayawada: The Microsoft technical glitch affected the operations of several airlines on Friday, leading to either cancellation of flights or delayed arrivals/departures in four airports in Andhra Pradesh. The airport authorities said the arrival/departure of flights was getting delayed as the air passengers have to be issued the boarding pass and the baggage tag manually. We are hopeful the technical snag would be resolved expeditiously so that normalcy in flight bookings and operations can be restored.” In Visakhapatnam international airport, four flights including three Indigo and one India One Air have been cancelled as the airport operates arrival/departure of 30 flights per day. They are being provided with the boarding passes and baggage tags manually to avoid a prolonged delay to flight departures.” In Tirupati, five flights have been cancelled and all these belong to Indigo airlines. Airport director Srinivasa Rao said, “Air passengers are able to understand the technical glitch affecting several sectors globally and they are cooperating with the airport.” In Rajahmundry airport, the flights were getting delayed but there was no cancellation of flight.