Flight disruptions by IndiGo have triggered widespread passenger distress across major airports in the country, with Kolkata witnessing the brunt of the crisis over the past three days.

Protests broke out at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Friday as hundreds of stranded flyers vented their anger over repeated delays and cancellations by the country’s largest airline. According to official data available till 9 a.m. on Friday, IndiGo recorded 320 delayed departures and 92 cancellations between December 3 and 5. Of the 468 scheduled arrivals and departures involving the airline at Kolkata Airport during this period, a substantial portion was thrown off schedule, paralysing routine operations. Passengers were seen standing in serpentine queues, crowding boarding counters

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