Over 1,300 flights from various routes to and from Delhi airport to face major disruptions starting Wednesday as Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport will shut its airspace daily for Republic Day preparations. The closure, from 10.20 am to 12.45 pm until January 26, will affect 665 departures and 671 arrivals at Delhi airport, impacting thousands of passengers.

The Mumbai-Delhi sector, one of India’s busiest air routes, is set to face numerous flight cancellations and rescheduling. Delhi airport will see approximately 81-85 departures and 82-87 arrivals affected daily. The disruption extends to international flights bound for Toronto, Washington, Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Kathmandu, and Colombo among other routes.