West Asia conflict: Over 250 flights cancelled at four airports

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People look   astatine  a surface  displaying formation  accusation  astatine  the Indira Gandhi International airdrome  , successful  New Delhi connected  March 3, 2026

People look astatine a surface displaying formation accusation astatine the Indira Gandhi International airdrome , successful New Delhi connected March 3, 2026 | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma

More than 250 flights were cancelled astatine Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai airports connected Tuesday (March 3, 2026) owed to the West Asia conflict, officials said.

For the 4th day, formation operations continued to beryllium disrupted arsenic airlines cancelled flights amid the escalating struggle involving the U.S., Israel and Iran.

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As galore arsenic 80 flights were cancelled astatine the Delhi airdrome portion 107 services were cancelled astatine the Mumbai airport, the officials said.

At Bangalore, astatine slightest 42 flights person been cancelled for the day.

In a station connected X, Chennai airdrome said 30 flights person been cancelled.

The numbers see departures and arrivals.

Since the West Asia situation erupted connected February 28, Indian airlines person cancelled 1,117 planetary flights successful the past 3 days.

"Given the changing geopolitical concern successful the Middle East, immoderate west-bound planetary flights whitethorn beryllium taxable to delays oregon operational adjustments," Delhi airdrome relation DIAL said successful a station connected X.

In the attacks connected Iran by the U.S. and Israel that started connected February 28, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed. In retaliation, Iran is firing drones and missiles astatine Israel and US subject installations astir the Gulf.

Published - March 03, 2026 03:41 p.m. IST

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