A total of 44 flights were cancelled to and from Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (Bengaluru Airport) in view of the statewide bandh called by the pro-Kannada outfits over the Cauvery water issue on Friday (September 29).
According to sources, out of the 44 flights, 22 were inbound while the remaining were outbound. Several flights were scheduled to come in from Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Mangaluru, among other locations.
A pro-Kannada and farmers' organisations have called for a 'Karnataka Bandh' today to protest the release of Cauvery river water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu. Section 144 has been imposed in several parts of the state in view of the bandh. The bandh will be in place from 6 am to 6 pm.
According to the sources, a majority of the flights that were cancelled were operated by IndiGo.
However, several flights from different parts of the country have landed at the Bengaluru Airport since 6 am, while several have taken off barring a few which were cancelled.
List of cancelled flights from Bengaluru to other parts of the country:
- I51782 AirAsia India: From Bengaluru to Bhubaneswar
- IX1228 Air India Express: From Bengaluru to Jaipur
- QP1377 Akasa Air: From Bengaluru to Guwahati
- 6E6162 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Mangaluru
- QP1138 Akasa Air: From Bengaluru to Mumbai
- 6E7449 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Vijayawada
- 6E6012 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Chennai
- 6E7363 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Kannur
- 6E7226 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Belgaum
- 6E411 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Bhubaneswar
- 6E838 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Jaipur
- 6E7165 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Tiruchirappalli
- I51563 AirAsia India: From Bengaluru to Visakhapatnam
- IX2903 Air India Express: From Bengaluru to Mumbai
- 6E6753 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Nagpur
- 6E7181 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Thoothukudi
- QP1104 Akasa Air: From Bengaluru to Mumbai
- 6E6366 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Visakhapatnam
- 6E6595 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Ahmedabad
- 6E5293 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Mumbai
- 6E6189 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Chennai
- 6E133 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Port Blair
- 6E6137 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Kanpur
- 6E7203 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Madurai
- IX1941 Air India Express: From Bengaluru to Jaipur
- 6E6858 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Mangaluru
- SG456 SpiceJet: From Bengaluru to Mumbai
- 6E7227 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Hubballi
- 6E109 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Mangaluru
- I51533 AirAsia India: From Bengaluru to Kolkata
List of flights supposed to arrive in Bengaluru, however, got cancelled
- QP1625 Akasa Air: From Lucknow to Bengaluru
- 6E6605 IndiGo: From Chennai to Bengaluru
- 6E6012 IndiGo: From Kanpur to Bengaluru
- 6E422 IndiGo: From Visakhapatnam to Bengaluru
- 6E5294 IndiGo: From Mumbai to Bengaluru
- 6E7182 IndiGo: From Thoothukudi to Bengaluru
- 6E152 IndiGo: From Port Blair to Bengaluru
- 6E758 IndiGo: From Ahmedabad to Bengaluru
- 6E388 IndiGo: From Mangaluru to Bengaluru
- 6E6754 IndiGo: From Nagpur to Bengaluru
- 6E141 IndiGo: From Chennai to Bengaluru
- QP1139 Akasa Air: From Mumbai to Bengaluru
- 6E7364 IndiGo: From Kannur to Bengaluru
- 6E7451 IndiGo: From Vijayawada to Bengaluru
- 6E7239 IndiGo: From Belgaum to Bengaluru
- S5172 Star Air: From Hyderabad to Bengaluru
- SG457 SpiceJet: From Mumbai to Bengaluru
- IX1229 Air India Express: From Jaipur to Bengaluru
- 6E611 IndiGo: From Bhubaneswar to Bengaluru
- 6E7166 IndiGo: From Tiruchirappalli to Bengaluru
- IX1613 Air India Express: From Jaipur to Bengaluru
- 6E7223 IndiGo: From Madurai to Bengaluru
- IX6001 Air India Express: From Delhi to Bengaluru
- I51536 AirAsia India: From Kolkata to Bengaluru
- 6E5347 IndiGo: From Mangaluru to Bengaluru
- 6E7233 IndiGo: From Hubballi to Bengaluru
- 6E255 IndiGo: From Mangaluru to Bengaluru
- I51784 AirAsia India: From Bhubaneswar to Bengaluru
The flight status has been taken from the official website of the Bengaluru Airport.
Airport authorities issued advisory
The airport's authorities had earlier issued a passenger advisory in view of the bandh, saying that they anticipate a disruption in transport services to and from the airport. They advised passengers to follow alerts from respective airlines, law enforcement agencies and media releases for further updates.
“Due to the one-day Karnataka bandh called by various unions and organisations on September 29, 2023, we anticipate disruption in transport services. Passengers are advised to plan their travel to and from the airport accordingly. Passengers are requested to follow alerts from respective airlines, law enforcement agencies and media releases for further updates,” the BLR Airport posted on X.
Protesters detained at airport
Farmers and pro-Kannada organisations held protests outside the airport. A group representing pro-Kannada organizations assembled near the arrival gate of Kempegowda International Airport to express their opposition to the Cauvery water dispute. They started raising slogans following which they were taken into preventive detention by the Bengaluru Police.
Karnataka Bandh
Normal life was affected, especially in the southern part of the state, with pro-Kannada and farmers’ organisations calling for a bandh in the state. Kannada Okkuta includes factions of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, Kannada Chalavali (Vatal Paksha) and various farmers’ bodies that have given a call for the statewide dawn-to-dusk shutdown.
The opposition BJP and JDS have extended their support to the bandh, as well as hotels, autorickshaws and hail riders associations in Karnataka.
