Skip air travel today as airlines cut services for ‘janata curfew’

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

22.03.2020

If you are planning to fly out of the city on Sunday, think again. For, it will be prudent to avoid air travel since airlines have cut down on domestic services following the call for ‘janata curfew’ across the country.

Besides, reaching the airport too could be tough since metro rail and MTC buses have cancelled services. App-cab firms have sent out messages to residents that only a limited number of cabs will be available.

An airport official said that barring early morning flights, schedules are expected to be affected because of cancellations on Sunday.

IndiGo, GoAir and SpiceJet have announced that they will cut down on their schedule on Sunday even as the airport is struggling due to low footfalls.

In a statement, GoAir said it will voluntarily suspend all flights on Sunday for the ‘janata curfew’. However, the airline will protect all PNRs dated March 22 for a period of one year under the “Protect Your PNR” scheme. Passengers may contact GoAir any time over the next year to redeem their ticket on any flight on any date with no charges being levied.

An airport official said that passengers should check their flight status before travelling to the airport. On Saturday, around 30 departures were cancelled with most being domestic flights to Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi, Trichy, Madurai and a few other destinations because of low patronage. On Friday, the airport witnessed its lowest footfall.