Flight operations at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), Delhi, experienced massive delays on a Friday morning, with over a hundred flights impacted due to a technical glitch in the Air Traffic Control (ATC) system.
- Cause of Disruption: A technical issue with the Automatic Message Switching System (AMSS), which supports Air Traffic Control data, forced controllers to process flight plans manually, leading to significant delays.
- Impact: Over 100 flights were delayed, leading to longer wait times both at the airport and onboard aircraft across all airlines, including Air India, SpiceJet, and IndiGo.
- Status: Airport and Airports Authority of India (AAI) teams are actively working to resolve the issue and restore the system as soon as possible.
- Context: This disruption follows a server outage the previous evening that also delayed at least 20 flights. The airport has also recently been dealing with major disruptions due to suspected GPS spoofing incidents interfering with aircraft navigation systems, a growing concern globally.
