Mumbai: IndiGo on Monday said it cancelled a flight from Istanbul to Mumbai on Sunday due to a technical issue in the Boeing aircraft. Since the aircraft was not available, the flight scheduled from Mumbai to Istanbul on Monday was also cancelled.
A source in the know said the Boeing 777 aircraft had some fuel imbalance issue. Some passengers took to social media to complain about the flight cancellation from Istanbul to Mumbai on Sunday. Details about the number of passengers who were booked on the two flights could not be immediately ascertained.
"IndiGo flight 6E 18 operating Istanbul-Mumbai-Istanbul on 2nd/3rd July was cancelled due to a technical issue. Passengers had been offered alternate options. The aircraft is back in operation after necessary maintenance," the airline said in a statement.
Earlier, four more additional international routes will start from Lucknow's Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport starting this July. Flights (to and fro) to Abu Dhabi and Dubai will commence from July 12. These four daily direct flight routes will be operated by Indigo. "Abu Dhabi will be the new destination for Indigo Airlines from Lucknow. While Indigo airline will resume its operations to Dubai from 12th July," a Lucknow airport spokesperson said in Hindi.
