Bhubaneswar: A newly-wed couple were forced to attend their own marriage reception virtually, no thanks to the nationwide flight disruptions, caused due to cancellations by IndiGo.

Sangama Das of Bhubaneswar, Odisha, and Medha Kshirsagar of Hubballi, Karnataka – both software engineers working in Bengaluru – tied the knot on November 23. The wedding was held at Bhubaneswar and Medha’s family planned a reception at Gujarat Bhavan, Hubballi, on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT

The couple had booked air tickets from Bhubaneswar to Bengaluru and onwards to Hubballi for Tuesday. However, they got stranded after their flights were repeatedly delayed from 9 am on Tuesday until early morning the next day. The flight was eventually cancelled on December 3, NDTV reported.

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