A major technical failure crippled flight operations at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) on Friday, causing delays to more than 800 flights and leaving hundreds of passengers stranded. The disruption, which began late Thursday, stemmed from a breakdown in the Automatic Message Switching System (AMSS), a key Air Traffic Control (ATC) network responsible for feeding data into the Auto Track System (ATS) that generates flight plans. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) confirmed that the AMSS was restored by late Friday evening, allowing operations to gradually return to normal. Advertisement

In an official statement, Delhi airport authorities said, “Flight operations at Delhi Airport have been disrupted due to an ongoing technical issue with the Automatic Message Switchi

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