NEW DELHI: Air travel across India was hit by widespread disruptions on Tuesday night and Wednesday, as IndiGo grappled with a sharp crew shortage, Air India dealt with a third-party system failure, and multiple airports reported check-in outages that forced carriers into manual processing with over 200 flights affected. December opened with hundreds of delays and cancellations across the network, triggering long queues, diversions and advisories from airlines and airports. IndiGo cancelled more than 100 flights on Wednesday and reported delays across major hubs such as Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi. Sources said the country’s largest airline is facing an acute crew shortage following the rollout of the second phase of the new flight duty time limitation norms, which came into effect

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