Officials from New Delhi and Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) have warned passengers flying during the G20 summit that they may experience delays in international flights due to the arrival of global politicians, according to simpleflying.com.
The G20 summit is being held in New Delhi this coming weekend, from September 9 to 10, and will bring representatives from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the UK, US and EU through the airport.
Currently, Delhi Airport operates an average of 1 300 flights per day. This consists of both international and domestic flights. The Indian government is predicting that almost 25% of these flights, over 300 flights, may be affected by delays.
Some airlines have accepted delays while others announced they would be cancelling flights. Air India announced that it would offer its passengers a one-time waiver for flight changes, allowing passengers travelling from September 7 to 11 to change the date or time of their flight ahead of the announced restrictions. Indigo said it would allow passengers to ask for refunds, in case they did not want to reschedule their flights.
Last week, Delhi Airport officials announced that the airport had received requests for the cancellation of over 80 departing and 80 arriving flights. These flights were domestic flights over the course of the three days. The airport said it was not predicting cancellation of any international flights.
