Indian aviation authorities recorded six flight cancellations across Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad early Monday, including Air Canada’s AC51 service to Montreal-Trudeau. The long-haul suspension left more than 240 passengers seeking re-routing options via European hubs just as the busy holiday season peaks.
Domestic carriers Air India, Akasa Air and Star Air grounded the remaining flights, highlighting the knock-on effect one airport’s operational hiccup can have across interconnected networks. While Indian regulators cited crew-rostering shortfalls and weather minima, Air Canada attributed its cancellation to upstream maintenance checks.
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For Canadian firms and individual travelers scrambling to secure last-minute transit rights after such disruptions, VisaHQ can streamline the paperwork. The service’s Canada portal (https://www.visahq.com/canada/) consolidates visa requirements for hundreds of destinations and can rush-process European or Middle-Eastern transit authorizations, giving passengers the flexibility to re-route quickly when flights are abruptly scrubbed.
The disruption underscores a perennial risk for Canadian businesses with operations in India: non-Canadian factors can abruptly impact repatriation of staff or urgent cargo. Travel managers should maintain dual-carrier itineraries and ensure employees possess valid transit visas for Europe or the Middle East when routing via alternate hubs.
Passengers affected by AC51 were offered hotel accommodation and rebooking within 24 hours under Air Canada’s international tariff. However, those holding separate domestic segments faced additional change fees—a reminder of the value of through-ticketing on complex itineraries.
Domestic carriers Air India, Akasa Air and Star Air grounded the remaining flights, highlighting the knock-on effect one airport’s operational hiccup can have across interconnected networks. While Indian regulators cited crew-rostering shortfalls and weather minima, Air Canada attributed its cancellation to upstream maintenance checks.
For Canadian firms and individual travelers scrambling to secure last-minute transit rights after such disruptions, VisaHQ can streamline the paperwork. The service’s Canada portal (https://www.visahq.com/canada/) consolidates visa requirements for hundreds of destinations and can rush-process European or Middle-Eastern transit authorizations, giving passengers the flexibility to re-route quickly when flights are abruptly scrubbed.
The disruption underscores a perennial risk for Canadian businesses with operations in India: non-Canadian factors can abruptly impact repatriation of staff or urgent cargo. Travel managers should maintain dual-carrier itineraries and ensure employees possess valid transit visas for Europe or the Middle East when routing via alternate hubs.
Passengers affected by AC51 were offered hotel accommodation and rebooking within 24 hours under Air Canada’s international tariff. However, those holding separate domestic segments faced additional change fees—a reminder of the value of through-ticketing on complex itineraries.
