How IndiGo with 149 aircraft & 47 destinations fights fog

An integrated team of 200 staff crunches data, to minimise disruption for 149 planes but airport infrastructure poses a challenge

Things can be tricky for airlines operating out of the Seikh Ul Alam International Airport in Srinagar. The weather can turn from bad to worse very quickly. Last Thursday was one such day. While the weather department informed the airlines that visibility will improve later in the day, but till 11 AM things looked bleak. For the country’s largest airline IndiGo, operating out of such gaps in information proves challenging. IndiGo didn’t wait. It cancelled all its flights for the day and informed the passenger through call and SMS.

”We operate flights to eight destinations out of Srinagar, without proper