Following the shutdown of several airports in north India for civilian traffic, flights departing from Mumbai to Chandigarh, Amritsar, Jammu and Kashmir and Dehradun were cancelled, leaving many passengers stranded at the domestic airport on Wednesday morning.

While some fliers were informed of the cancelled flights upon reaching the airport, others found out only after checking in. Vyas Bhandari, 34, a Bandra resident, was all set to fly to Chandigarh and had reached the domestic airport at 11:30 am on Wednesday. "The Jet Airways flight was supposed to take off at 12:35 pm. After checking in, the boarding time was rescheduled to 2 pm and we were later informed that the flight has been cancelled," he said.