Pilot shortage at Vistara has taken a toll on the airline’s flights, with at least 24 departures out of Delhi and Mumbai delayed on March 6, a day after there were 12 cancellations from the two airports.
The delays and cancellations impacted flights across the network, including some international departures such as to Dhaka, Hong Kong and Dubai, according to data from flight tracking website flightradar 24. Multiple sources said “10 to 15” flights have been cancelled daily for over two weeks since February 18.
On Wednesday, several angry passengers posted about their flight delays of upto three to four hours on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
