Chennai Airport suffers technical glitch, several international flights affected

Outbound international services at the Chennai International Airport (MAA) were disrupted due to a technical glitch on Wednesday.

News reports said a technical issue in the Chennai Airport’s server caused an over four hour-long snag.

“The outage was due to fluctuations in the Firewall in T1. The IT team of Chennai Airport immediately took action and has resolved the issue,” a statement issued by officials said.

The issue was noticed at around 1.30 am was fixed by 6am, reported various Indian news outlets.

Chennai Airport glitch impacts international flights

International departures were affected, impacting printing of boarding passes and baggage handling, officials added.

The server problem affected nine services and about 1,500 international passengers, reported news agency PTI. A news media quoting official sources said a total of 18 flight operations were impacted due to the snag.

No official number has been released by airport authorities.

International services to destinations including Colombo, Dubai and Bangkok suffered delays.

Passengers took to social media to vent their ire as many missed their connecting flights to onward journeys.

The technical glitch at Chennai airport is reminiscent of a similar incident that impacted air traffic in the UK earlier this year. The technical outage impacted hundreds of flights in British airspace.

Read: UK air traffic control glitch resolved: Hundreds of flights delayed, cancelled