People look at a screen displaying flight information at the Indira Gandhi International airport , in New Delhi on March 3, 2026
| Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma
More than 250 flights were cancelled at Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai airports on Tuesday (March 3, 2026) due to the West Asia conflict, officials said.
For the fourth day, flight operations continued to be disrupted as airlines cancelled flights amid the escalating conflict involving the U.S., Israel and Iran.
As many as 80 flights were cancelled at the Delhi airport while 107 services were cancelled at the Mumbai airport, the officials said.
At Bangalore, at least 42 flights have been cancelled for the day.
In a post on X, Chennai airport said 30 flights have been cancelled.
The numbers include departures and arrivals.
Since the West Asia crisis erupted on February 28, Indian airlines have cancelled 1,117 international flights in the last three days.
“Given the changing geopolitical situation in the Middle East, some west-bound international flights may be subject to delays or operational adjustments,” Delhi airport operator DIAL said in a post on X.
In the attacks on Iran by the U.S. and Israel that started on February 28, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed. In retaliation, Iran is firing drones and missiles at Israel and US military installations around the Gulf.
Published – March 03, 2026 03:41 pm IST
