A technical malfunction in Delhi Airport's air traffic control communication system triggered widespread air travel disruption on Friday, November 7, spilling over into major cities including Mumbai, Jaipur, Lucknow and Varanasi, while forcing manual flight clearances at the capital's busiest aviation hub.

According to the Airports Authority of India (AAI), more than 300 domestic and international flights were delayed at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport due to a failure in the Automatic Message Switching System (AMSS), a crucial network that enables communication between air traffic controllers and airlines, as per News18.

The glitch has been ongoing since the evening of Wednesday, November 5, forcing air traffic controllers to approve flight plans manually, significantl

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