The Minister further added that no airline has currently submitted a request for flight slots at Pakyong Airport, and there is no pending application with the AAI for restarting scheduled flights from the airport.
"The aircraft was carrying 160 passengers on board, was scheduled to depart at 7:30 pm, but is now expected to leave at 9:30 pm. The reason is technical."
An Air India flight from Kochi skidded off the runway while landing at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) on Monday morning amid heavy rainfall. No injuries were reported among passengers or crew.
A minor technical snag was detected on IndiGo flight 6E 6591 operating from Tirupati to Hyderabad on July 20, 2025. As a precautionary measure, the pilots decided to turn back and landed safely in Tirupati. The aircraft will undergo necessary checks before resuming operations.
Typhoon Wipha made landfall in Taishan city, Guangdong province, China, on Sunday evening, after it pounded Hong Kong, disrupting hundreds of flights in the region, Al Jazeera reported, citing state-run CCTV.
The annual Hong Kong Book Fair and over 500 flights have been cancelled, the local media reported adding that the weather service urged the public to take precautionary measures.
Passengers of SpiceJet flight SG447, scheduled to depart from Darbhanga to Delhi on Saturday morning, were left stranded after the flight was cancelled due to a combination of technical issues and operational restrictions at the airport.