Hurricane Sandy: AI flights among 7,600 others cancelled

New Delhi: Jet Airways and Air India on Monday cancelled its flights to Newark and New York due to Hurricane Sandy which is set to hit the East Coast of the United States. These are among more than 7,600 flights that have been cancelled across cities on the East Coast due to the hurricane even as millions of people were evacuated from cities that are likely to be affected. Air India spokesperson said the airline's AI 191 Mumbai-Newark and AI 101 Delhi-New York, scheduled for Monday have been cancelled, while Tuesday's flights have been rescheduled for departure at 1300 hours.

Passengers have been informed about the cancellations and and transit passengers have been provided hotel accommodations in Delhi, the spokesperson said. "We would be accommodating them in flights as soon as the operations to the US resume," he said. Besides, Jet Airways has cancelled its flights 9W 227 and 9W 228, operating between Brussels and Newark, an airline spokesperson said, adding the same flights scheduled for October 30 and 31 would be affected.

The private carrier has offered passengers to change their plans as required, without any penalty for the affected flights only. "Guest booked on these delayed/scheduled change flights, can re-book themselves in alternative flights (with an allowance of one date/time change without penalty) by contacting the Contact Centre or their agent(s)," the spokesperson said.

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