Kolkata: United Airlines flights between US and Indian cities were collateralized by the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Several UA flights scheduled to fly from Mumbai and Delhi were canceled due to the closure of Russian airspace, which had a longer flight time, resulting in increased fuel consumption. The sudden cancellation left hundreds of passengers in a hurry, including Kolkata’s score.
According to industry sources, this is because the flight became infeasible because it had to fly for nearly two more hours to bypass Russian airspace, but airlines need to buy new tickets. Scheduled a new flight in the sector.
“Previous flights were under the Open Skies policy, but the Indian government has not yet opened regular international commercial flights, so airlines have returned to the bubble agreement and introduced these flights,” the industry said. Officials said.
Despite the term airlines scheduling new flights, passengers now have to pay more. “This airline does not accommodate economy class passengers who bought tickets at low prices,” the travel agency said.
Sville Kumar Bandio Padiyai, who lives in Santospur and was scheduled to fly from Mumbai to Newark on March 10 with his wife Janjabi, was shocked to learn that the flight was cancelled. “The airline did not notify us of the cancellation. The staff could not be contacted. We booked the ticket in November 2021 and four years later, my son Bargab called us on Friday morning. I was looking forward to letting you know that the flight status was canceled, “said Bandio Padiyai.
Travel agency Joydeep Mukherjee was able to get two tickets on the same day on an Emirates flight to JFK via Dubai. “I issued only two economy class seats for them at Rs 1.65 each. Currently, all seats are closed,” said Mukherjee.
The Galileo booking portal for travel agencies will show you some flights canceled in the next few days. Almost all tickets are assigned other tickets, but because tickets are more expensive, all tickets previously booked in economy class are the tickets they purchased with the revised fare.
According to industry sources, direct flights from Mumbai and Delhi were hit.
Several UA flights scheduled to fly from Mumbai and Delhi were canceled due to the closure of Russian airspace, which had a longer flight time, resulting in increased fuel consumption. The sudden cancellation left hundreds of passengers in a hurry, including Kolkata’s score.
According to industry sources, this is because the flight became infeasible because it had to fly for nearly two more hours to bypass Russian airspace, but airlines need to buy new tickets. Scheduled a new flight in the sector.
“Previous flights were under the Open Skies policy, but the Indian government has not yet opened regular international commercial flights, so airlines have returned to the bubble agreement and introduced these flights,” the industry said. Officials said.
Despite the term airlines scheduling new flights, passengers now have to pay more. “This airline does not accommodate economy class passengers who bought tickets at low prices,” the travel agency said.
Sville Kumar Bandio Padiyai, who lives in Santospur and was scheduled to fly from Mumbai to Newark on March 10 with his wife Janjabi, was shocked to learn that the flight was cancelled. “The airline did not notify us of the cancellation. The staff could not be contacted. We booked the ticket in November 2021 and four years later, my son Bargab called us on Friday morning. I was looking forward to letting you know that the flight status was canceled, “said Bandio Padiyai.
Travel agency Joydeep Mukherjee was able to get two tickets on the same day on an Emirates flight to JFK via Dubai. “I issued only two economy class seats for them at Rs 1.65 each. Currently, all seats are closed,” said Mukherjee.
The Galileo booking portal for travel agencies will show you some flights canceled in the next few days. Almost all tickets are assigned other tickets, but because tickets are more expensive, all tickets previously booked in economy class are the tickets they purchased with the revised fare.
According to industry sources, direct flights from Mumbai and Delhi were hit.
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