Air India operations restored after technical glitch, flights to be delayed today

Air India Flight Delay: Due to issues with its SITA servers, people were unable to check-in at airports causing disruptions in operations from 3.30 am until operations were restored at around 9 am.

Air India flights delayed in India, other parts of the world after server crashes

Air India flights delayed: At Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Saturday morning. (ANI Photo)

Air India flights in India and some other parts of the world were affected on Saturday morning after its servers crashed. Due to issues with its SITA servers, people were unable to check-in at airports causing disruptions in operations from 3.30 am until operations were restored at around 9 am.

This will have a cascading effect on Air India’s operations, and 155 flights scheduled till 8.30 pm are likely to be delayed, the company said.

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“SITA server is down due to which flight operation is affected. Our technical teams are on work and soon system may be recovered. Inconvenience is deeply regretted,” the spokesperson of the airline company said in a statement.

#FlyAI: Due to a breakdown in our server system some of our flights are getting affected all over the world. Work is on in full swing to restore the system. We sincerely regret inconvenience caused to passengers.

— Air India (@airindiain) April 27, 2019

SITA is an IT services company which operates systems for several airlines includes Air India. It provides check-in, boarding and baggage tracking technology.

Several Twitter users took to social media to complain of delayed flights and chaos at airports, including Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi and Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai. Many also complained of being stranded due to delays in operations.

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