Southern Railway announces special trains amid IndiGo flight disruptions

Southern Railway announces special trains amid IndiGo flight disruptions

The Southern Railway has announced special train services to ease passenger congestion due to ongoing IndiGo flight disruptions across India.

The special trains will run between Chennai Egmore and Charlapalli in Telangana, as well as Secunderabad and Chennai Egmore.

Train No 06019, the Chennai Egmore-Charlapalli Express Special, will depart from Chennai Egmore at 11:55pm today and arrive in Charlapalli at 2:00pm tomorrow.

Return journey and additional coaches announced

The return journey, Train No 06020, will leave Charlapalli at 6:00pm tomorrow, and reach Chennai Egmore by 8:30am the following day.

In addition to these special trains, Southern Railway has also decided to add an extra AC three-tier coach to certain long-distance trains.

These include the Tiruchchirappalli-Jodhpur Humsafar Express, Dr MGR Chennai Central-Thiruvananthapuram Central Superfast Express, and Mumbai CST-Chennai Beach Superfast Express.

What's going on with IndiGo?

IndiGo, India's biggest airline, is grappling with a major operational crisis.

The airline canceled more than 1,000 flights yesterday, accounting for over half of its scheduled departures.

The disruption began on Tuesday when IndiGo started canceling flights due to alleged crew shortages.

IndiGo's CEO Pieter Elbers hopes less than 1,000 flights will be canceled today.