Airlines hit by Microsoft outage; flights cancelled, delayed at Delhi airport- Moneycontrol.com

Two SpiceJet services from Delhi were reported delayed as a result of a Microsoft outage, according to material sourced from LinkedIn. The affected routes were Delhi to Darbhanga and Delhi to Mumbai, with no additional details provided about other flights or broader operational impact beyond these two delayed SpiceJet services.

NDTV’s reporting corroborates the Delhi-area impact, noting two SpiceJet flights—Delhi to Darbhanga and Delhi to Mumbai—experienced delays in the wake of the Microsoft outage. The NDTV piece frames this as part of a larger disruption affecting flights at Delhi airport, but does not enumerate further flight cancellations or delays beyond those two SpiceJet services, based on the provided material.

ABP Live English expands on the incident in the context of a global outage, reporting that SpiceJet and IndiGo operations in India were affected. SpiceJet reportedly canceled three Delhi-originating flights on Friday morning and had two additional services delayed as scheduling and communications continued to be disrupted. ABP Live English also reports that Air India said its operations remained unaffected and communications channels were functioning normally as it monitored the outage. IndiGo issued an advisory signaling adjustments across its network, but the material does not specify which SpiceJet or IndiGo flights were involved beyond what ABP Live English described.

Business Today adds a Dubai angle to the disruption, describing SpiceJet check-ins at Dubai International Airport being suspended due to unpaid dues amounting to 14 million dirhams (about ₹35.8 crore). The suspension reportedly led to the cancellation of four SpiceJet flights to India, while two pre-window flights could still depart. Business Today notes that Dubai Airports had warned SpiceJet about arrears on November 9, and the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority summoned SpiceJet’s station manager over communications with affected passengers. After the suspension, the Dubai station manager reportedly directed cancellation of all remaining departures, with ground-handling firm dnata allowed to process passengers for two pre-window flights that escaped the shutdown, SG-5115 to Ahmedabad and SG-5106 to Delhi, per the Business Today account.

Live From A Lounge highlights the disruption related to dnata’s halted check-in services for the Dubai-bound segment, stating that the disruption affected SpiceJet passengers traveling to the United Arab Emirates. The piece identifies Ajay Awtaney as LFAL’s founder and editor but does not specify which SpiceJet flights were impacted, how many passengers were affected, or the duration of the check-in halt, and confines the report to the Dubai route without firm operational specifics, dates, or direct statements from SpiceJet or dnata.

The Canary Islands and southern France weather-related disruption narrative appears in multiple sources. Tenerife Weekly, citing Aena data, reports six flights were canceled at Canarian airports during a general strike day, distributed as three at Gran Canaria and three at Tenerife South, out of 1,176 flights scheduled in the archipelago that day. It mentions weather and operational conditions from Storm Charles as contributing to broader schedule changes, with gale-strength winds tied to the storm. The Connexion and Riviera Radio are cited as highlighting that Storm Charles caused flight disruptions in southern France, including cancellations on routes like Nice to Lisbon and Nice to Madrid, with Riviera Radio noting heavy rain and gusty winds at Nice Côte d’Azur Airport on November 11.

Demócrata contributes a separate aviation-safety incident unrelated to SpiceJet’s Delhi operations: a West Coast Helicopters Hughes 500 crashed on a forestry mission, resulting in the pilot’s death and one worker’s death, with a third occupant seriously injured. It also notes Barajas airport cancellations at the outset of the regional disruption, stating six cancellations there, without providing additional operational specifics. The Connexion reinforces the Storm Charles-driven disruption pattern, focusing on southern France and Nice corridor disruptions and linking them to the broader weather system as it approached the region.

The Connexion’s weather-centric reporting is echoed by Riviera Radio, which documents disruptions at Nice Côte d’Azur Airport due to storm conditions, and by mojkraj.hr’s Storm Charles coverage describing red weather warnings for Lisbon and the southern region of Portugal, power outages affecting around 2,000 users, and ongoing monitoring. The Independent’s Lisbon-area disruption reporting (as quoted by mojkraj.hr) indicates 184 flights canceled in the morning at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport, illustrating the scale of regional weather-driven disruption, while The Connexion notes cancellations on Nice-Lisbon and Nice-Madrid routes as the storm advanced toward southern France.

Finally, Daily Sun aggregates the broader, multi-outlet aviation disruption narrative, stating that sixteen days of cascading disruption linked to Storm Charles and related strike activity have affected regional air travel, with SmartMarty Sky reporting substantial Riyadh-to-Dammam cancellations affecting thousands of passengers across related itineraries. The Daily Sun’s synthesis notes continued suspensions extending into 2027, though it does not provide precise aircraft details, flight numbers, or cancellation tallies for Riyadh-Dammam.