US EditionIndiGo Disruption: Newlywed Couple Forced to Attend Own Reception Online as Flight Gets Cancelled
IndiGo cancelled over 500 flights in one day due to pilot shortages and regulatory changes, forcing a newlywed couple to join their reception remotely while their parents attended in person.
- On December 3, Medha Kshirsagar, bride, and Sangama Das, groom, attended their Hubballi reception virtually while guests gathered at Gujarat Bhavan.
- IndiGo said disruptions stemmed from a nationwide pilot shortage and planning lapses adapting to Phase 2 Flight Duty Time Limitations, scrapping over 500 flights on Thursday and warning cancellations until December 8.
- Their Bhubaneswar–Bengaluru–Hubballi itinerary booked for December 2 was delayed from 9 am on Tuesday and cancelled outright on December 3, stranding relatives on Bhubaneswar–Mumbai–Hubballi routes.
- With guests seated at Gujarat Bhavan, the bride's parents occupied the couple's seats, performed rituals, and broadcast Medha and Sangama attending online after their 4 am flight cancellation.
- On December 5, footage from the ceremony went viral as social media users mixed humour and criticism, advising the couple to arrive at least 24 to 36 hours in advance.
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‘Are we audible?’: Newlywed techie couple attend reception online after IndiGo cancels flights
Medha Kshirsagar from Hubballi and Sangama Das from Bhubaneswar, both Bengaluru-based software engineers, were supposed to be welcomed at a reception at Gujarat Bhavan in Hubballi on Wednesday.
IndiGo flight cancellation forces couple to attend reception virtually
Hubbali: Amid the ongoing IndiGo flights chaos, a newlywed couple were pushed to attend their own reception via video conference after their flights to Hubbali were cancelled. The couple, Medha Kshirsagar and Sangama Das, were married in the groom’s hometown of Bhubaneswar on November 23 and were planning to host a reception at Gujarat Bhavan in Hubbali, the bride’s hometown. Preparations were underway for the reception scheduled for Wednesday, …
IndiGo disruption: Newlywed couple forced to attend own reception online as flight gets cancelled
The newlyweds, both software engineers working in Bengaluru, were scheduled to fly to Hubballi for their reception, but IndiGo flight cancellations prevented them from travelling.
IndiGo flight cancellation: Bengaluru techie couple attends their own wedding reception virtually; guests bless them from venue
A newlywed couple were forced to attend their own wedding reception virtually after nationwide flight disruptions left them stranded in Bhubaneswar, over a thousand kilometres from their venue in Hubballi, news agency Megha Ksheerasagar and Sangam Das, software engineers based in Bengaluru, were scheduled to travel for their reception on 3 December. But their IndiGo flight — delayed repeatedly from the morning of 2 December — was eventually canc…
IndiGo flight cancellations force newlyweds to attend their own reception via video call
The bride’s parents, having already gathered relatives in Hubballi, went ahead and staged the reception with the couple appearing on video call via a large screen. According to reports, the parents even sat in the chairs meant for the bride and groom during the ceremony as guests arrived.
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