Attention flyers! Airlines face issues in checking in passengers at Delhi, Mumbai airports

AIRLINES operating out of major Indian hubs faced a brief disruption on Thursday morning after a software outage affected passenger check-in systems at several airports, including Delhi and Mumbai, according to industry sources.

The disruption, reported by PTI, impacted carriers including IndiGo, Air India Express, SpiceJet and Akasa Air. The check-in systems were unavailable for more than 40 minutes, from around 6.45 am until 7.28 am, after which services were restored and operations returned to normal.

Sources said the incident caused limited operational disruption and did not appear to significantly affect airline schedules. None of the airlines issued an immediate statement on the outage.